UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): January 2, 2017
Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware | 001-37795 | 36-2058176 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1600 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1000 McLean, Virginia |
22102 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(703) 883-1000
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
7930 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 1100
McLean, Virginia 22102
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Agreements with Hilton and HGV Related to the Spin-Off
On January 2, 2017, Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. (the Company or Park) entered into several agreements with Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (Hilton) and Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. (HGV) in connection with the previously announced spin-off (the spin-off) of the Company and HGV from Hilton, including the following:
Distribution Agreement. The Company entered into a Distribution Agreement with Hilton and HGV regarding the principal actions taken or to be taken in connection with the spin-off. The Distribution Agreement provides for certain transfers of assets and assumptions of liabilities by each of Hilton, Park and HGV and the settlement or extinguishment of certain liabilities and other obligations among Hilton, Park and HGV. In particular, the Distribution Agreement provides that, subject to the terms and conditions contained in the Distribution Agreement:
| all of the assets and liabilities (including whether accrued, contingent or otherwise, and subject to certain exceptions) associated with the separated real estate business will be retained by or transferred to the Company or its subsidiaries; |
| all of the assets and liabilities (including whether accrued, contingent or otherwise, and subject to certain exceptions) associated with the timeshare business will be retained by or transferred to HGV or its subsidiaries; |
| all other assets and liabilities (including whether accrued, contingent or otherwise, and subject to certain exceptions) of Hilton will be retained by or transferred to Hilton or its subsidiaries (other than the Company, HGV and their respective subsidiaries); |
| liabilities (including whether accrued, contingent or otherwise) related to, arising out of or resulting from businesses of Hilton that were previously terminated or divested will be allocated among the parties to the extent formerly owned or managed by or associated with such parties or their respective businesses; |
| each of the Company and HGV will assume or retain any liabilities (including under applicable federal and state securities laws) relating to, arising out of or resulting from the Form 10 registering its respective common stock distributed by Hilton in the spin-off and from any disclosure documents that offer for sale securities in transactions related to the spin-off, subject to exceptions for certain information for which Hilton will retain liability; and |
| except as otherwise provided in the Distribution Agreement or any ancillary agreement, Hilton will generally be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by each of Hilton, Park and HGV in connection with the spin-off and the transactions contemplated by the Distribution Agreement, including costs and expenses relating to legal counsel, financial advisors and accounting advisory work related to the spin-off. |
In addition, notwithstanding the allocation described above, the Company, HGV and Hilton have agreed that losses related to certain contingent liabilities (and related costs and expenses) that generally are not specifically attributable to any of the separated real estate business, the timeshare business or the retained business of Hilton (Shared Contingent Liabilities) will be apportioned among the parties according to fixed percentages of 65%, 26% and 9% for Hilton, Park and HGV, respectively. Examples of Shared Contingent Liabilities may include uninsured losses arising from actions (including derivative actions) against current or former directors or officers of Hilton or its subsidiaries in respect of acts or omissions occurring prior to the completion of the spin-off, or against current or former directors or officers of any of Hilton, Park or HGV, or any of their respective subsidiaries, arising out of, in connection with, or otherwise relating to, the spin-off, subject to certain exceptions described in the Distribution Agreement. In addition, costs and expenses of, and indemnification obligations to, third party professional advisors arising out of the foregoing actions also may be subject to these provisions. Subject to certain limitations and exceptions, Hilton will generally be vested with the exclusive management and control of all matters pertaining to any such Shared Contingent Liabilities, including the prosecution of any claim and the conduct of any defense. The Distribution Agreement also provides for cross-indemnities that, except as otherwise provided in the Distribution Agreement, are principally designed to place financial responsibility for the obligations and liabilities of each business with the appropriate company.
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Employee Matters Agreement. The Company entered into an Employee Matters Agreement with Hilton and HGV that governs the respective rights, responsibilities and obligations of Hilton, Park and HGV after the spin-off with respect to transferred employees, defined benefit pension plans, defined contribution plans, non-qualified retirement plans, employee health and welfare benefit plans, incentive plans, equity-based awards, collective bargaining agreements and other employment, compensation and benefits-related matters. The Employee Matters Agreement provides for, among other things, the allocation and treatment of assets and liabilities arising out of incentive plans, retirement plans and employee health and welfare benefit plans in which Park and HGV employees participated prior to the spin-off, and continued participation by HGV and Park employees in certain of Hiltons compensation and benefit plans for a specified period of time following the spin-off. Generally, other than with respect to certain specified compensation and benefit plans and liabilities, each of Park and HGV will assume or retain sponsorship of, and the liabilities relating to, compensation and benefit plans and employee-related liabilities relating to its current and former employees. The Employee Matters Agreement also provides that outstanding Hilton equity-based awards will be equitably adjusted or converted into Park or HGV awards, as applicable, in connection with the spin-off. After the spin-off, Park and HGV employees will no longer actively participate in Hiltons benefit plans or programs (other than specified compensation and benefit plans), and each of Park and HGV has established or will establish plans or programs for its employees as described in the Employee Matters Agreement. Park and HGV also have established or will establish or maintain plans and programs outside of the United States as may be required under applicable law or pursuant to the Employee Matters Agreement.
Tax Matters Agreement. The Company entered into a Tax Matters Agreement with Hilton and HGV that governs the respective rights, responsibilities and obligations of Hilton, Park and HGV after the spin-off with respect to tax liabilities and benefits, tax attributes, tax contests and other tax sharing regarding U.S. federal, state, local and foreign income taxes, other tax matters and related tax returns. Although binding between the parties, the Tax Matters Agreement is not binding on the IRS. Each of Park and HGV will continue to have several liability with Hilton to the IRS for the consolidated U.S. federal income taxes of the Hilton consolidated group relating to the taxable periods in which Park and HGV were part of that group. The Tax Matters Agreement specifies the portion, if any, of this tax liability for which Park and HGV will bear responsibility, and each party has agreed to indemnify the other two against any amounts for which they are not responsible. The Tax Matters Agreement also provides special rules for allocating tax liabilities in the event that the spin-off is not tax-free. In general, under the Tax Matters Agreement, each party is expected to be responsible for any taxes imposed on Hilton that arise from the failure of the spin-off and certain related transactions to qualify as a tax-free transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), as applicable, and certain other relevant provisions of the Code, to the extent that the failure to qualify is attributable to actions taken by such party (or with respect to such partys stock). The parties will share responsibility in accordance with sharing percentages of 65% for Hilton, 26% for Park, and 9% for HGV for any such taxes imposed on Hilton that are not attributable to actions taken by a particular party.
The Tax Matters Agreement also provides for certain covenants that may restrict the Companys ability to pursue strategic or other transactions that otherwise could maximize the value of its business, including, for two years after the spin-off:
| engaging in any transaction involving the acquisition of shares of Park stock or certain issuances of shares of Park stock (other than with respect to the purging distribution described in the Companys Information Statement (the Information Statement) included in the Companys Registration Statement on Form 10, as amended, which was filed on November 23, 2016 (the Registration Statement)); |
| merging or consolidating with any other person or dissolving or liquidating in whole or in part; |
| selling or otherwise disposing of, or allowing the sale or other disposition of, more than 35% of the Companys consolidated gross or net assets; or |
| repurchasing shares of Park stock, except in certain circumstances. |
These restrictions are generally inapplicable in the event that the IRS has granted a favorable ruling to Hilton, Park or HGV or in the event that Hilton, Park or HGV has received an opinion from a tax advisor, in either case to the effect that it can take such actions without adversely affecting the tax-free status of the spin-off and related transactions.
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Transition Services Agreement. The Company entered into a Transition Services Agreement with Hilton and HGV under which Hilton or one of its affiliates will provide Park and HGV with certain services for a limited time to help ensure an orderly transition following the spin-off. The services that Hilton agreed to provide under the Transition Services Agreement may include certain finance, information technology, human resources and compensation, facilities, legal and compliance and other services. Park and HGV will pay Hilton for any such services at agreed amounts as set forth in the Transition Services Agreement. In addition, for a specified term, Park or HGV and Hilton may mutually agree on additional services that were provided by Hilton prior to the completion of the spin-off at pricing based on market rates reasonably agreed to by the parties.
The foregoing summaries do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Distribution Agreement, Employee Matters Agreement, Tax Matters Agreement and Transition Services Agreement, which are filed herewith as Exhibits 2.1, 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
Blackstone Stockholders Agreement
In addition, in connection with the spin-off, on January 2, 2017, the Company entered into a Stockholders Agreement with certain stockholders, including certain affiliates of The Blackstone Group L.P. (collectively, Blackstone).
Under the Stockholders Agreement, Blackstone may designate a number of directors equal to: (i) if Blackstone and the other owners of Hilton prior to its December 2013 initial public offering (collectively, pre-IPO owners) beneficially own at least 50% of Parks outstanding common stock, 50% of the total number of directors comprising the board of directors, rounded down to the nearest whole number; (ii) if the pre-IPO owners beneficially own at least 40% (but less than 50%) of Parks outstanding common stock, 40% of the total number of directors comprising the board of directors, rounded down to the nearest whole number; (iii) if the pre-IPO owners beneficially own at least 30% (but less than 40%) of Parks outstanding common stock, 30% of the total number of directors comprising the board of directors, rounded down to the nearest whole number; (iv) if the pre-IPO owners beneficially own at least 20% (but less than 30%) of Parks outstanding common stock, either (x) 20% of the total number of directors comprising the board of directors, rounded down to the nearest whole number, if the total number of directors is 10 or more or (y) the lowest whole number that is greater than 20% of the total number of directors comprising the board of directors if the total number of directors is less than 10; and (v) if the pre-IPO owners beneficially own at least 5% (but less than 20%) of Parks outstanding common stock, the lowest whole number that is greater than 10% of the total number of directors comprising the board of directors. The above-described provisions of the Stockholders Agreement will remain in effect until Blackstone is no longer entitled to nominate a director pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement, unless Blackstone requests that they terminate at an earlier date.
The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Stockholders Agreement, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
Item 3.03 | Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders. |
The information set forth under Item 5.03 below is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03.
Item 5.01 | Changes in Control of Registrant. |
The spin-off described in the Information Statement was consummated on January 3, 2017.
Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Certain Benefit Plans
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On January 3, 2017, the Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the Omnibus Incentive Plan) and the Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. 2017 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors) became effective following their approval and adoption by the Companys board of directors and sole stockholder, and the Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. 2017 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan) became effective following its approval and adoption by the Companys board of directors. The material terms of the Omnibus Incentive Plan, the Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors and the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan are described in the Information Statement under the section entitled Executive and Director CompensationPark Parent 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan, Executive and Director CompensationPark Hotels & Resorts Inc. 2017 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors and Executive and Director CompensationNon-Qualified Deferred Compensation, respectively, which sections the Company is filing as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and which are incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02. The foregoing summaries and incorporated descriptions of the Omnibus Incentive Plan, the Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors and the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Omnibus Incentive Plan, the Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors and the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, which are filed herewith as Exhibits 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7, respectively, and are incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.
Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On January 3, 2017, the Companys Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation), in substantially the same form previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement, became effective following its approval and adoption by the Companys board of directors and sole stockholder, and the Companys Amended and Restated By-laws (the Amended and Restated By-laws), in substantially the same form previously filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement, became effective following its approval and adoption by the Companys board of directors. Upon effectiveness of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Companys issued and outstanding shares of common stock were reclassified into an aggregate of 197,605,195 shares, all of which were distributed by Hilton to its stockholders in the spin-off. A description of the material terms of each of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated By-laws is included in the Information Statement under the section entitled Description of Capital Stock which section the Company is filing as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and which is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03.
The Companys corporate governance includes the following notable features:
| the Companys board of directors is not classified, each of the Companys directors is subject to re-election annually and the Company will not classify its board of directors in the future without the approval of its stockholders; |
| under the Amended and Restated By-laws and the Companys Corporate Governance Guidelines, directors (other than any person nominated or designated pursuant to any agreement or arrangement to which the Company is party) who fail to receive a majority of the votes cast in uncontested elections are required to submit their resignation to the Companys board of directors; |
| the Companys independent directors will meet regularly in executive sessions; |
| the Company does not have a stockholder rights plan, and if its board of directors were ever to adopt a stockholder rights plan in the future without prior stockholder approval, the board of directors would either submit the plan to stockholders for ratification or cause the rights plan to expire within one year; and |
| the Company has implemented or will implement a range of other corporate governance best practices, including placing limits on the number of directorships held by its directors to prevent overboarding and implementing a director education program. |
The foregoing summaries and incorporated descriptions do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of each of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Amended and Restated By-laws, which are filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1 and Exhibit 3.2, respectively, and are incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03.
Item 8.01 | Other Events |
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On January 4, 2017, Hilton, Park and HGV issued a joint press release announcing the consummation of the spin-off. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.
Safe Harbor Statement
This report contains forward-looking statements intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include the information concerning the Companys possible or assumed future results of operations, business strategies, financing plans, competitive position, potential growth opportunities, potential operating performance improvements, benefits resulting from its separation from Hilton, the effects of competition and the effects of future legislation or regulations. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as the words believe, expect, plan, intend, anticipate, estimate, predict, potential, continue, may, might, should, could or the negative of these terms or similar expressions.
Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements. You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements contained herein. The Company does not have any intention or obligation to update forward-looking statements.
The risk factors discussed under the section entitled Risk Factors in the Information Statement, as well as the Companys other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, could cause the Companys results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements. There may be other risks and uncertainties that the Company is unable to predict at this time or that it currently does not expect to have a material adverse effect on its business. Any such risks could cause the Companys results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements.
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Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. |
Description |
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Exhibit 2.1 | Distribution Agreement by and among Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., Park Hotels & Resorts Inc., Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. and Hilton Domestic Operating Company Inc., dated as of January 2, 2017. | |
Exhibit 3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. | |
Exhibit 3.2 | Amended and Restated By-Laws of Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. | |
Exhibit 10.1 | Employee Matters Agreement by and among Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., Park Hotels & Resorts Inc., Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. and Hilton Domestic Operating Company Inc., dated as of January 2, 2017. | |
Exhibit 10.2 | Tax Matters Agreement by and among Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., Park Hotels & Resorts Inc., Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. and Hilton Domestic Operating Company Inc., dated as of January 2, 2017. | |
Exhibit 10.3 | Transition Services Agreement by and among Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. and Hilton Grand Vacations Inc., dated as of January 2, 2017. | |
Exhibit 10.4 | Stockholders Agreement among Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. and the other parties thereto, dated as of January 2, 2017. | |
Exhibit 10.5 | Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan, dated as of January 3, 2017. | |
Exhibit 10.6 | Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. 2017 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors, dated as of January 3, 2017. | |
Exhibit 10.7 | Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. 2017 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, dated as of January 3, 2017. | |
Exhibit 99.1 | Excerpts from Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.s Information Statement, dated as of November 23, 2016. | |
Exhibit 99.2 | Press Release dated January 4, 2017. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. |
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By: |
/s/ Sean M. DellOrto |
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Sean M. DellOrto | ||
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
Date: January 4, 2017
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
Description |
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Exhibit 2.1 | Distribution Agreement by and among Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., Park Hotels & Resorts Inc., Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. and Hilton Domestic Operating Company Inc., dated as of January 2, 2017. | |
Exhibit 3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. | |
Exhibit 3.2 | Amended and Restated By-Laws of Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. | |
Exhibit 10.1 | Employee Matters Agreement by and among Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., Park Hotels & Resorts Inc., Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. and Hilton Domestic Operating Company Inc., dated as of January 2, 2017. | |
Exhibit 10.2 | Tax Matters Agreement by and among Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., Park Hotels & Resorts Inc., Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. and Hilton Domestic Operating Company Inc., dated as of January 2, 2017. | |
Exhibit 10.3 | Transition Services Agreement by and among Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. and Hilton Grand Vacations Inc., dated as of January 2, 2017. | |
Exhibit 10.4 | Stockholders Agreement among Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. and the other parties thereto, dated as of January 2, 2017. | |
Exhibit 10.5 | Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan, dated as of January 3, 2017. | |
Exhibit 10.6 | Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. 2017 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors, dated as of January 3, 2017. | |
Exhibit 10.7 | Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. 2017 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, dated as of January 3, 2017. | |
Exhibit 99.1 | Excerpts from Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.s Information Statement, dated as of November 23, 2016. | |
Exhibit 99.2 | Press Release dated January 4, 2017. |
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Exhibit 2.1
Execution Version
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
by and among
HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC.
PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC.,
HILTON GRAND VACATIONS INC.,
and
HILTON DOMESTIC OPERATING COMPANY INC.
Dated as of January 2, 2017
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION |
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Section 1.1. General |
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Section 1.2. References; Interpretation |
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ARTICLE II THE SEPARATION |
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Section 2.1. General |
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Section 2.2. Restructuring: Transfer of Assets; Assumption of Liabilities |
28 | |||
Section 2.3. Intercompany Accounts |
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Section 2.4. Limitation of Liability |
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Section 2.5. Transfers Not Effected at or Prior to the Effective Time; Transfers Deemed Effective as of the Effective Time |
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Section 2.6. Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments |
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Section 2.7. Further Assurances |
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Section 2.8. Guarantees; Letters of Credit |
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Section 2.9. Return of Assets and Payments |
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Section 2.10. Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties |
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ARTICLE III CERTAIN ACTIONS AT OR PRIOR TO THE DISTRIBUTIONS |
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Section 3.1. Certificates of Incorporation; By-laws |
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Section 3.2. Directors |
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Section 3.3. Officers |
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Section 3.4. Resignations and Removals |
35 | |||
Section 3.5. Dividends |
36 | |||
ARTICLE IV EFFECTING THE DISTRIBUTION; CONDITIONS TO THE DISTRIBUTION |
36 | |||
Section 4.1. Stock Dividends to HLT Stockholders |
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Section 4.2. Actions in Connection with the Distribution |
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Section 4.3. Sole Discretion of HLT |
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Section 4.4. Conditions to the Distribution |
38 | |||
ARTICLE V CERTAIN COVENANTS |
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Section 5.1. Intellectual Property |
39 | |||
Section 5.2. Administration of Specified Shared Expenses |
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Section 5.3. Cooperation |
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Section 5.4. Periodic Meetings |
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Section 5.5. No Solicit; No Hire |
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ARTICLE VI SHARED CONTINGENT LIABILITIES |
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Section 6.1. Shared Contingent Liabilities |
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Section 6.2. Management of Shared Contingent Liabilities |
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Section 6.3. Access to Information; Certain Services; Expenses |
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Section 6.4. Notice Relating to Shared Contingent Liabilities; Disputes |
44 | |||
Section 6.5. Cooperation with Governmental Entity |
44 | |||
Section 6.6. Default |
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ARTICLE VII INDEMNIFICATION |
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Section 7.1. Release of Pre-Distribution Claims |
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Section 7.2. Indemnification by HLT |
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Section 7.3. Indemnification by PK |
46 | |||
Section 7.4. Indemnification by HGV |
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Section 7.5. Procedures for Indemnification |
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Section 7.6. Cooperation in Defense and Settlement |
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Section 7.7. Indemnification Payments |
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Section 7.8. Indemnification Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and Other Amounts |
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Section 7.9. Additional Matters; Survival of Indemnities |
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ARTICLE VIII PRESERVATION OF RECORDS; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; PRIVILEGE |
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Section 8.1. Preservation of Corporate Records |
51 | |||
Section 8.2. Financial Statements and Accounting |
52 | |||
Section 8.3. Provision of Corporate Records |
53 | |||
Section 8.4. Witness Services |
54 | |||
Section 8.5. Reimbursement |
54 | |||
Section 8.6. Confidentiality |
54 | |||
Section 8.7. Privilege Matters |
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Section 8.8. Ownership of Information |
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Section 8.9. Other Agreements |
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ARTICLE IX DISPUTE RESOLUTION |
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Section 9.1. Negotiation |
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Section 9.2. Mediation |
58 | |||
Section 9.3. Consent to Jurisdiction |
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Section 9.4. Waiver of Jury Trial |
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Section 9.5. Confidentiality |
58 | |||
Section 9.6. Continuity of Performance |
58 | |||
Section 9.7. Ancillary Agreements |
58 | |||
ARTICLE X INSURANCE |
59 | |||
Section 10.1. Policies and Rights Included Within Assets |
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Section 10.2. Post-Effective Time Claims |
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Section 10.3. Administration; Other Matters |
60 | |||
Section 10.4. Agreement for Waiver of Conflict and Shared Defense |
61 | |||
Section 10.5. Agreement for Waiver of Conflict and Insurance Litigation and/or Recovery Efforts |
61 | |||
Section 10.6. Directors and Officers Liability Insurance; Fiduciary Liability Insurance; Employment Practices Liability Insurance |
61 | |||
Section 10.7. No Coverage for Post-Effective Occurrences |
61 | |||
Section 10.8. Cooperation |
61 | |||
Section 10.9. Excluded Policies |
61 | |||
Section 10.10. HLT as General Agent and Attorney-In-Fact |
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Section 10.11. Additional Premiums, Return Premiums and Pro Rata Cancellation Premium Credits |
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ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 11.1. Complete Agreement; Construction |
62 | |||
Section 11.2. Ancillary Agreements |
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Section 11.3. Counterparts |
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Section 11.4. Survival of Agreements |
62 | |||
Section 11.5. Expenses |
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Section 11.6. Notices |
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Section 11.7. Consents |
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Section 11.8. Assignment |
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Section 11.9. Successors and Assigns |
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Section 11.10. Termination and Amendment |
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Section 11.11. Payment Terms |
64 | |||
Section 11.12. No Circumvention |
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Section 11.13. Subsidiaries |
65 | |||
Section 11.14. Third Party Beneficiaries |
65 | |||
Section 11.15. Title and Headings |
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Section 11.16. Exhibits and Schedules |
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Section 11.17. Governing Law |
65 | |||
Section 11.18. Severability |
65 | |||
Section 11.19. Force Majeure |
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Section 11.20. Interpretation |
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Section 11.21. No Duplication; No Double Recovery |
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Section 11.22. Tax Treatment of Payments |
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Section 11.23. No Waiver |
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Section 11.24. No Admission of Liability |
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List of Schedules |
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Schedule 1.1(20) |
Continuing Arrangements | |
Schedule 1.1(48) |
HLT Disclosure Sections | |
Schedule 1.1(50)(ii) |
HLT Retained Entities | |
Schedule 1.1(50)(iii) |
HLT Owned Real Property | |
Schedule 1.1(50)(iv) |
HLT Retained Leases | |
Schedule 1.1(50)(viii) |
Certain HLT Registered Intellectual Property | |
Schedule 1.1(50)(xiv) |
Specified HLT Assets | |
Schedule 1.1(51) |
HLT Retained Business | |
Schedule 1.1(53)(iv) |
Specified HLT Retained Liabilities | |
Schedule 1.1(53)(viii) |
Sold, Transferred or Discontinued HLT Operations | |
Schedule 1.1(53)(xii) |
HLT Retained Litigation and Disputes | |
Schedule 1.1(76)(ii) |
Certain Specified Ownership Assets | |
Schedule 1.1(76)(iii) |
Ownership Entities | |
Schedule 1.1(76)(iv) |
Ownership Owned Real Property | |
Schedule 1.1(76)(v) |
Ownership Leased Property | |
Schedule 1.1(76)(ix) |
Certain Ownership Registered Intellectual Property | |
Schedule 1.1(77) |
Ownership Hotel Properties | |
Schedule 1.1(80)(iv) |
Specified Ownership Liabilities | |
Schedule 1.1(80)(viii) |
Sold, Transferred or Discontinued Ownership Operations | |
Schedule 1.1(80)(xii) |
Ownership Litigation and Disputes | |
Schedule 1.1(97) |
Shared Contingent Liabilities | |
Schedule 1.1(98) |
Specified Shared Expenses | |
Schedule 1.1(106)(ii) |
Certain Specified Timeshare Assets | |
Schedule 1.1(106)(iii) |
Timeshare Entities | |
Schedule 1.1(106)(iv) |
Timeshare Owned Real Property | |
Schedule 1.1(106)(v) |
Timeshare Leased Property | |
Schedule 1.1(106)(ix) |
Certain Timeshare Registered Intellectual Property | |
Schedule 1.1(107) |
Timeshare Properties | |
Schedule 1.1(110)(iv) |
Specified Timeshare Liabilities | |
Schedule 1.1(110)(viii) |
Sold, Transferred, or Discontinued Timeshare Operations | |
Schedule 1.1(110)(xii) |
Timeshare Litigation and Disputes | |
Schedule 2.8(b) |
Ownership and Timeshare Liabilities where HLT is to Remain as Guarantor | |
Schedule 2.8(b)(i) |
Certain HLT Guarantees | |
Schedule 2.8(b)(ii) |
Certain Ownership Guarantees | |
Schedule 2.8(b)(iii) |
Certain Timeshare Guarantees | |
Schedule 3.2(a) |
HLT Directors | |
Schedule 3.3(a) |
HLT Officers | |
Schedule 7.2 |
Procedures for Indemnification of HLT by PK | |
Schedule 7.3 |
Procedures for Indemnification of PK by HLT | |
Schedule 8.1(a) |
Document Retention Policies | |
Schedule 8.2(c) |
2016 Draft Report Date | |
Schedule 8.4 |
Witness Services | |
Schedule 10.1 |
Company Insurance Policies | |
Schedule 10.9 |
Excluded Policies | |
Schedule 11.5 |
Separation Expenses | |
List of Annexes |
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Annex I |
Plan of Reorganization |
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List of Exhibits |
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Exhibit A |
Employee Matters Agreement | |
Exhibit B |
License Agreement | |
Exhibit C |
Tax Matters Agreement | |
Exhibit D |
Transition Services Agreement | |
Exhibit E |
Waiver Letter |
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Index of Other Defined Terms
Defined Term |
Section |
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Agreement Disputes |
Section 9.1 | |
Annual Reports |
Section 8.2(c) | |
Audited Party |
Section 8.2(b) | |
Board |
Recitals | |
Code |
Recitals | |
CPR |
Section 9.2 | |
Escrow Account |
Section 7.9(c) | |
Expense Amount |
Section 7.9(c) | |
Expense Amount Accountants Letter |
Section 7.9(c) | |
Expense Amount Tax Opinion |
Section 7.9(c) | |
Guaranty Release |
Section 2.8(c) | |
HGV |
Preamble | |
HLT |
Preamble | |
PK |
Preamble | |
Indemnifying Party |
Section 7.5(a) | |
Indemnitee |
Section 7.5(a) | |
Indemnity Payment |
Section 7.8(a) | |
Internal Control Audit and Management Assessments |
Section 8.2(a) | |
Managing Party |
Section 6.2(a) | |
Mediation Period |
Section 9.2 | |
Other Parties Auditors |
Section 8.2(b) | |
Party |
Preamble | |
Privilege |
Section 8.7(a) | |
Privileged Information |
Section 8.7(a) | |
REIT Qualification Ruling |
Section 7.9(c) | |
Release Document |
Section 7.9(c) | |
Separation Expenses |
Section 11.5 | |
Third Party Claim |
Section 7.5(b) | |
Third Party Proceeds |
Section 7.8(a) |
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DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (this Agreement ), dated as of January 2, 2017, by and among Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation ( HLT ), Park Hotels & Resorts Inc., a Delaware corporation ( PK ) and Hilton Grand Vacations Inc., a Delaware corporation ( HGV ) and for purposes of Sections 7.2 and 7.3, Hilton Domestic Operating Company Inc. ( OpCo ), a subsidiary of HLT. Each of HLT, PK and HGV is sometimes referred to herein as a Party and, collectively, as the Parties . Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1 .
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, HLT, acting through its direct and indirect Subsidiaries, currently conducts a number of businesses, including (i) the HLT Retained Business, (ii) the Ownership Business and (iii) the Timeshare Business;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of HLT (the Board ) has determined that it is appropriate, desirable and in the best interests of HLT and its stockholders to separate HLT into three separate, publicly traded companies, one for each of (i) the HLT Retained Business, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by HLT, (ii) the Ownership Business, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by PK (which will elect to be a REIT), and (iii) the Timeshare Business, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by HGV;
WHEREAS, in order to effect such separation, the Board has determined that it is appropriate, desirable and in the best interests of HLT and its stockholders (i) to enter into a series of transactions after giving effect to which (A) HLT and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries will, collectively, own all of the HLT Retained Assets and assume (or retain) all of the HLT Retained Liabilities (as defined herein), (B) PK and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries will, collectively, own all of the Ownership Assets and assume (or retain) all of the Ownership Liabilities, and (C) HGV and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries will, collectively, own all of the Timeshare Assets and assume (or retain) all of the Timeshare Liabilities (such transactions as described in Annex I hereto and, as they may be amended or modified from time to time, collectively, the Plan of Reorganization ) and (ii) for HLT to distribute to the holders of the HLT Common Stock (as defined herein), on a pro rata basis (in each case without consideration being paid by such stockholders), (A) all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of PK (the PK Common Stock ) and (B) all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of HGV (the HGV Common Stock );
WHEREAS, each of HLT, PK and HGV has determined that it is necessary and desirable, on or prior to the Effective Time, to allocate and transfer to the applicable Party or its Subsidiaries those Assets, and to allocate and assign to the applicable Party or its Subsidiaries responsibility for those Liabilities, in respect of the activities of the applicable Businesses of such entities;
WHEREAS, it is the intention of the Parties that (i) each of the contributions by PK of Assets to, and the assumption of Liabilities by, OpCo (such contribution, the OpCo Contribution ) and HGV together with the corresponding distribution by PK of all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of OpCo and the HGV Common Stock, respectively, qualifies as a reorganization within the meaning of Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 355 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code ) (each such distribution, an Internal Distribution and together, the Internal Distributions ) and (ii) each of the distributions by HLT of all of the PK Common Stock and HGV Common Stock qualifies as a tax-free distribution within the meaning of Section 355 of the Code;
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WHEREAS, each of HLT, PK and HGV has determined that it is necessary and desirable to set forth the principal corporate transactions required to effect the Plan of Reorganization and each Distribution and to set forth other agreements that will govern certain other matters following the Effective Time.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained in this Agreement, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
Section 1.1. General . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) Action shall mean any demand, action, claim, suit, countersuit, arbitration, inquiry, subpoena, case, litigation, proceeding or investigation (whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative) by or before any court or grand jury, any Governmental Entity or any arbitration or mediation tribunal.
(2) Affiliate shall mean, when used with respect to any Person, another Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person. For the purposes of this definition, control, when used with respect to any Person shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or other interests, by Contract or otherwise. It is expressly agreed that no Party or member of any Partys Group shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of another Party or member of such other Partys Group by reason of having one or more directors in common or by reason of having been under common control of HLT or HLTs stockholders prior to or, in case of HLTs stockholders, after, the Effective Time.
(3) Ancillary Agreements shall mean all of the written Contracts, instruments, assignments, licenses, guarantees, indemnities or other arrangements (other than this Agreement) entered into in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Transition Services Agreement, the Employee Matters Agreement, the Tax Matters Agreement, the License Agreement, the IP Assignments and the Managing and Franchise Agreements (the Transition Services Agreement, the Employee Matters Agreement, the Tax Matters Agreement, the License Agreement, the IP Assignments and the Managing and Franchise Agreements, collectively, the Specified Ancillary Agreements ).
(4) Applicable HGV Percentage shall mean nine percent (9%).
(5) Applicable HLT Percentage shall mean sixty-five percent (65%).
(6) Applicable Percentage shall mean (i) as to HLT, the Applicable HLT Percentage, (ii) as to PK, the Applicable PK Percentage and (iii) as to HGV, the Applicable HGV Percentage.
(7) Applicable PK Percentage shall mean twenty-six percent (26%).
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(8) Asset Transferors shall mean the entities transferring Assets to a Managing and Franchising Asset Transferee, an Ownership Asset Transferee or a Timeshare Asset Transferee in order to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Plan of Reorganization.
(9) Assets shall mean assets, properties, claims, Intellectual Property and other rights (including goodwill), wherever located (including in the possession of vendors or other third parties or elsewhere), of every kind, character and description, whether real, personal or mixed, tangible, intangible or contingent. Except as otherwise expressly provided for in the Employee Matters Agreement, the rights and obligations of the Parties with respect to Taxes shall be governed by the Tax Matters Agreement and, therefore, Taxes shall not be treated as Assets.
(10) Assume shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b ) ; and the terms Assumed and Assumption shall have their correlative meanings.
(11) Blackstone shall mean The Blackstone Group L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.
(12) Business shall mean the HLT Retained Business, the Ownership Business or the Timeshare Business, as applicable.
(13) Business Day means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or any other day on which banks are required or authorized by Law to be closed in New York City.
(14) Business Entity shall mean any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other entity which may legally hold title to Assets.
(15) Claims Administration shall mean the processing of claims made under the Company Policies, including the reporting of losses or claims to insurance carriers (including as a result of reports provided to HLT by PK or HGV), management and defense of claims, the settlement of claims and providing for appropriate releases upon settlement of claims.
(16) Commission shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
(17) Company Policies shall mean all Policies, current or past (to the extent any such past Policy still provides for benefits), which are or at any time were maintained by or on behalf of or for the benefit or protection of HLT or any of its predecessors which relate to the HLT Retained Business, the Ownership Business or the Timeshare Business, or current or past directors, officers, employees or agents of any of the foregoing Businesses.
(18) Confidential Information shall mean all non-public, confidential or proprietary Information of or concerning (a) a Party, its Group and/or its Subsidiaries or their past, current or future activities, businesses, finances, assets, liabilities or operations or (b) any third party who has provided Information to a Party, its Group and/or its Subsidiaries in confidence, except for any Information that is (i) in the public domain or available to the public through no fault of the receiving Party or its Subsidiaries or their authorized recipients of the Information, (ii) lawfully acquired after the Effective Time by such Party or its Subsidiaries from other sources not known to be subject to confidentiality obligations with respect to such Information or (iii) independently developed by the receiving Party after the Effective Time without reference to any Confidential Information.
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(19) Consents shall mean any consents, waivers or approvals from, or notification requirements to, any Person other than a Governmental Entity.
(20) Continuing Arrangements shall mean those arrangements set forth on Schedule 1.1(20) and such other commercial arrangements among the Parties (or their respective Groups) that are intended to survive and continue following the Effective Time as expressly set forth in the Transition Services Agreement; provided , however , that for the avoidance of doubt, Continuing Arrangements shall not apply to Third Party Agreements.
(21) Continuing Directors shall mean, as of any date of determination, any member of the board of directors of HLT, PK or HGV, as applicable, who (i) was a member of such Partys board of directors at the Effective Time; or (ii) was nominated for election, elected or appointed to such Partys board of directors with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such Partys board of directors at the time of such nomination, election or appointment (either by a specific vote or by approval by such directors of the proxy statement of such Party in which such member was named as a nominee for election as a director).
(22) Contract shall mean any agreement, contract, subcontract, obligation, binding understanding, note, indenture, guarantee, instrument, option, lease, promise, arrangement, release, warranty, license, sublicense, insurance policy, benefit plan, purchase order or legally binding commitment or undertaking of any nature (whether written or oral and whether express or implied).
(23) Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments shall mean, collectively, the various Contracts, resolutions and other documents heretofore entered into and to be entered into to effect the Transfer of Assets and the Assumption of Liabilities in the manner contemplated by this Agreement and the Plan of Reorganization, or otherwise relating to, arising out of or resulting from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in such form or forms as the applicable Parties thereto agree.
(24) Customer Information shall mean all information and data in recorded form, whether written, electronic, computerized or digital or stored in any other media, relating to past, current or prospective customers or clients and their activities, experiences and transactions.
(25) Disclosure Documents shall mean any registration statement (including any registration statement on Form 10) or other document filed with the Commission by or on behalf of any Party or any of its controlled Affiliates, and also includes any information statement, prospectus, offering memorandum, offering circular or similar disclosure document, whether or not filed with the Commission or any other Governmental Entity, which offers for sale or registers the Transfer or distribution of any security of such Party or any of its controlled Affiliates.
(26) Distribution shall mean, collectively, the PK Distribution and the HGV Distribution.
(27) Distribution Agent shall mean Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
(28) Distribution Date shall mean the date on which HLT distributes all of the issued and outstanding shares of PK Common Stock and HGV Common Stock to the holders of HLT Common Stock.
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(29) Distribution Record Date shall mean such date as may be determined by HLTs Board as the record date for the Distribution.
(30) Effective Time shall mean 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the Distribution Date (or such other time as may be agreed to in writing by the Parties).
(31) Employee Matters Agreement shall mean the Employee Matters Agreement by and among HLT, PK, HGV and OpCo, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A .
(32) Environmental Laws shall mean all Laws relating to pollution, protection of the environment, or protection against harmful or deleterious substances.
(33) Excluded Policies shall mean the Policies listed on Schedule 10.9 .
(34) Final Determination shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.
(35) Financing Arrangements shall the financing arrangements described in the PK Information Statement (including the Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Consolidated Financial Statements included therein) and the HGV Information Statement (including the Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Consolidated Financial Statements included therein).
(36) Force Majeure shall mean, with respect to a Party, an event beyond the control of such Party (or any Person acting on its behalf), which by its nature could not have been foreseen by such Party (or such Person), or, if it could have been foreseen, was unavoidable, and includes acts of God, storms, floods, riots, labor unrest, pandemics, nuclear incidents, fires, sabotage, civil commotion or civil unrest, interference by civil or military authorities, acts of war (declared or undeclared) or armed hostilities or other national or international calamity or one or more acts of terrorism or failure of energy sources or distribution facilities.
(37) Governmental Approvals shall mean any notices or reports to be submitted to, or other registrations or filings to be made with, or any consents, approvals, licenses, permits or authorizations to be obtained from, any Governmental Entity.
(38) Governmental Entity shall mean any nation or government, any state, municipality or other political subdivision thereof and any entity, body, agency, commission, department, board, bureau or court, whether domestic, foreign or multinational, exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government and any executive official thereof.
(39) Group shall mean (i) with respect to HLT, the HLT Group, (ii) with respect to PK, the PK Group and (iii) with respect to HGV, the HGV Group.
(40) HGV Balance Sheet shall mean the pro forma balance sheet of the HGV Group, including the notes thereto, as of September 30, 2016, as filed with the HGV Form 10.
(41) HGV Common Stock shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
(42) HGV Distribution shall mean the distribution on the Distribution Date to holders of record of shares of HLT Common Stock as of the Distribution Record Date of the HGV Common Stock owned by HLT, such distribution to be on the basis of one (1) share of HGV Common Stock for every ten (10) outstanding shares of HLT Common Stock (or such other basis as shall have been approved by the Board and set forth in the HGV Information Statement).
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(43) HGV Form 10 shall mean the registration statement on Form 10 (Registration No. 001-37794) filed by HGV with the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in connection with the HGV Distribution, including any amendment or supplement thereto.
(44) HGV Group shall mean HGV and each Person that is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of HGV immediately after the Effective Time, and each Person that becomes a Subsidiary of HGV after the Effective Time, and shall include the Timeshare Entities.
(45) HGV Information Statement shall mean the Information Statement attached as an exhibit to the HGV Form 10 to be sent to the holders of shares of HLT Common Stock in connection with the HGV Distribution, including any amendment or supplement thereto.
(46) HGV Offering Memorandum shall mean any offering memorandum or offering circular distributed to potential investors in connection with any private offering of debt securities by HGV, or its subsidiaries, as the case may be, in connection with the Financing Arrangements.
(47) HLT Common Stock shall mean the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of HLT, par value $0.01 per share.
(48) HLT Disclosure Sections shall mean the sections of the PK Form 10, the HGV Form 10, the PK Offering Memorandum or the HGV Offering Memorandum, identified on Schedule 1.1(48 ) .
(49) HLT Group shall mean HLT and each Person that is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of HLT immediately after the Effective Time, and each Person that becomes a Subsidiary of HLT after the Effective Time, and shall include the HLT Retained Entities.
(50) HLT Retained Assets shall mean any and all Assets that are owned, leased or licensed, at or prior to the Effective Time, by HLT and/or any of its Subsidiaries (or other Business Entities in which HLT or any of its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest) and that are not Ownership Assets or Timeshare Assets, including:
(i) any and all Assets that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement as Assets which have been or are to remain with HLT or any other member of the HLT Group;
(ii) the ownership interests in those Business Entities set forth on Schedule 1.1(50)(ii) (such entities, together with HLT, the HLT Retained Entities ) and all Assets of the HLT Retained Entities;
(iii) all rights, title and interest in and to the owned real property set forth on Schedule 1.1(50)(iii) (the HLT Owned Real Property ), including all land and land improvements, structures, buildings and building improvements, other improvements and appurtenances located thereon;
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(iv) all right, title and interest in, to and under the leases or subleases of the real property set forth on Schedule 1.1(50)(iv) (the HLT Retained Leases ), including, to the extent provided for in any HLT Retained Lease, any land and land improvements, structures, buildings and building improvements, other improvements and appurtenances located thereon;
(v) to the extent not provided in clauses (iii) and (iv) of this definition, all fixtures, machinery, equipment, apparatuses, computer hardware and other electronic data processing equipment, information technology and communications equipment, tools, instruments, furniture, office equipment, automobiles, trucks, aircraft and other transportation equipment, and other tangible personal property, in each case located at any of the HLT Owned Real Property or the locations subject to the HLT Retained Leases, except for laptop computers and related desktop equipment, cellular phones and other mobile computing devices in each case primarily used by PK Employees (as defined in the Employee Matters Agreement) or HGV Employees (as defined in the Employee Matters Agreement), which shall be retained by such PK Employees and HGV Employees in accordance with the terms of the Transition Services Agreement;
(vi) all inventories, including products, goods, materials, parts, raw materials, work in process and supplies;
(vii) all HLT Retained Contracts and any rights or claims arising thereunder;
(viii) all Intellectual Property, including the registrations and applications set forth on Schedule 1.1(50)(viii ) , except for Intellectual Property listed on Schedules 1.1(76)(ix) or 1.1(106)(ix ) , subject, as applicable, to the applicable License Agreement;
(ix) all licenses, permits, approvals and authorizations which have been issued by any Governmental Entity;
(x) Information as follows, subject to any express exceptions in Article VIII :
(a) Sole ownership and all originals and copies of all (i) Information used exclusively in the HLT Retained Business and all Intellectual Property incorporated therein (provided that counsel for PK and HGV may retain a copy of any of same to the extent (A) it is already in possession of PK and HGV, as applicable and (B) such retention is required by applicable Law) and (ii) Loyalty Program Data;
(b) the original of all Information (other than Loyalty Program Data) that was used but not exclusively used in the HLT Retained Business and is in the possession or control of HLT as of the Distribution Date; provided that to the extent that (x) prior to the Distribution Date, PK has used such Information in the Ownership Business (or, following the Distribution Date, PK reasonably requires the use of such Information in the Ownership Business as conducted as of the Distribution Date) or (y) prior to the Distribution Date, HGV has used such Information in the Timeshare Business (or, following the Distribution Date, HGV reasonably requires the use of such Information in the Timeshare Business as conducted as of the Distribution Date), PK and/or HGV, as applicable, shall (1) be deemed an equal co-owner with HLT of the Intellectual Property in such Information and each co-owning Party shall have the right to (and to allow others
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to) use and disclose such Information without an accounting to (or consent of) the other co-owning Party and (2) subject to Section 8.5 , have the right to retain or receive a copy of such Information in the media in which it was maintained in the ordinary course of business at the time of such request, provided that such copies of such Information shall remain subject to all applicable Laws, privacy policies and other agreements with third parties regarding such Information; and
(c) a copy of all Information (other than Loyalty Program Data) that was used but not exclusively used in the HLT Retained Business, and is in the possession or control of PK or HGV but not HLT as of the Distribution Date; provided that HLT shall (i) be deemed an equal co-owner with the possessing or controlling Party of the Intellectual Property in such Information and have the right to (and to allow others to) use and disclose such Information without an accounting to (or consent of) the other co-owning Party and (ii) subject to Section 8.5 , have the right to retain or receive a copy of such Information in the media in which it was maintained in the ordinary course of business at the time of such request, provided that such copies of such Information shall remain subject to all applicable Laws, privacy policies and other agreements with third parties regarding such Information;
(xi) all deposits, prepaid expenses, letters of credit and performance and surety bonds;
(xii) all bonds, notes, debentures or other debt securities issued by any Person and held by any member of the HLT Group, all loans, advances or other extensions of credit or capital contributions to any Person on the books of any member of the HLT Group and all other investments in securities of any Person held by any member of the HLT Group;
(xiii) subject to Article X , any rights of any member of the HLT Group under any Company Policies, including any rights thereunder arising after the Effective Time in respect of any Company Policies that are occurrence policies and all rights in the nature of insurance, indemnification or contribution;
(xiv) the Assets set forth on Schedule 1.1(50)(xiv ) ; and
(xv) any claims, counterclaims, setoffs, rights of recoupment, equity rights or defenses, whether known or unknown, that HLT and/or any of its Subsidiaries may have with respect to any HLT Retained Assets and HLT Retained Liabilities.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the HLT Retained Assets shall not include any Assets that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or by any Specified Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto) as Assets to be retained by or Transferred to any member of the PK Group or the HGV Group, as the case may be, including any Assets (A) specified in clauses (i) through (xv) of the definition of Ownership Assets or (B) specified in clauses (i) through (xv) of the definition of Timeshare Assets.
(51) HLT Retained Business shall mean the businesses conducted through the management of the day-to-day operations of Hilton-branded hotels, the ownership, development, franchising and promotion of the Hilton brands and the leasing or ownership of certain Hilton-branded hotels by HLT or any of its Subsidiaries (or other Business Entities in which HLT or any
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of its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest) prior to the Effective Time, including, for the avoidance of doubt, the businesses of (i) the management, franchising, leasing or ownership of the hotel and resort properties set forth on Schedule 1.1(51 ) , (ii) any other division, Subsidiary, line of business or investment managed or operated by HLT or any of its Subsidiaries (or other Business Entities in which HLT or any of its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest) prior to the Effective Time, including the businesses conducted through the ownership and operation of the hotel management and franchising business of HLT prior to the Effective Time, unless such other division, Subsidiary, line of business or investment is included in the definitions of Ownership Business or Timeshare Business, and (iii) those business entities acquired or established by or for HLT or any other member of the HLT Group after the Effective Time. For the avoidance of doubt, the HLT Retained Business with respect to any of the properties set forth on Schedule 1.1(77) shall be deemed to be limited to the business activities performed by the applicable member of the HLT Group engaged as the manager or franchisor with respect to such property pursuant to the applicable Managing and Franchising Agreement entered into following the Distribution Date.
(52) HLT Retained Contracts shall mean any Contracts to which HLT or any of its Subsidiaries (or other Business Entities in which HLT or any of its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest) is a party as of the date hereof, becomes a party prior to the Effective Time or by which it or any of its Subsidiaries (or such other Business Entities) or any of their respective Assets is bound as of the date hereof or becomes bound prior to the Effective Time, whether or not in writing, except for any such Contract or part thereof that is an Ownership Contract or a Timeshare Contract, including:
(i) any Contract entered into in the name of, or expressly on behalf of, any division, business unit or member of the HLT Group;
(ii) any Contract that relates primarily to the HLT Retained Business, including any Contract providing for the acquisition or disposition of a HLT Retained Entity or any HLT Retained Assets;
(iii) any Contract that represents or underlies any HLT Retained Assets or HLT Retained Liabilities;
(iv) any Contract or part thereof that is otherwise expressly contemplated pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to Section 2.2(b ) ) or any of the Ancillary Agreements to be assigned to or retained by any member of the HLT Group; and
(v) any guarantee, indemnity, representation or warranty of or in favor of any member of the HLT Group.
(53) HLT Retained Liabilities shall mean any and all Liabilities of HLT and/or any of its Subsidiaries (or other Business Entities in which HLT or any of its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest) that are not Ownership Liabilities or Timeshare Liabilities, including:
(i) any and all Liabilities relating primarily to, arising primarily out of or resulting primarily from: (a) the operation or conduct of the HLT Retained Business, as conducted at any time prior to, at or after (except as otherwise provided in Managing and Franchise Agreements) the Effective Time (including any Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any act or failure to act by any director, officer, employee, agent or representative (whether or not such act or failure to act is or was within such Persons
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authority) of the HLT Group); (b) the operation or conduct of any business conducted by any member of the HLT Group at any time prior to, on or after the Effective Time (including any Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any act or failure to act by any director, officer, employee, agent or representative (whether or not such act or failure to act is or was within such Persons authority) of the HLT Group); or (c) any HLT Retained Assets, whether arising prior to, on or after the Effective Time;
(ii) any Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from, the HLT Retained Contracts;
(iii) the Applicable HLT Percentage of any Shared Contingent Liability;
(iv) the liabilities set forth on Schedule 1.1(53)(iv ) (the Specified HLT Retained Liabilities );
(v) any Liabilities assumed or retained by the HLT Group pursuant to this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements;
(vi) any Liabilities arising prior to, at or after the Effective Time for any infringement by the HLT Retained Business of the Intellectual Property of any other Person or breach by the HLT Retained Business of any Contract relating to Intellectual Property;
(vii) all Liabilities arising prior to, at or after the Effective Time to the extent resulting from any (A) violation prior to the Effective Time of any Environmental Laws by the HLT Group, any HLT Discontinued Operation or the conduct of the HLT Retained Business, (B) use, treatment, or disposal prior to the Effective Time of Materials of Environmental Concern by or on behalf of the HLT Group, any HLT Discontinued Operation or in the conduct of the HLT Retained Business or (C) presence of Materials of Environmental Concern at, or release of Materials of Environmental Concern from, any HLT Retained Assets or any HLT Discontinued Operation; provided that Liabilities of the type described in this subsection (vi) relating to real estate that is an Ownership Asset or a Timeshare Asset pursuant to this Agreement, shall not be HLT Retained Liabilities but shall instead be, respectively, Ownership Liabilities and Timeshare Liabilities;
(viii) any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from, any division, Subsidiary, line of business or investment managed or operated by HLT or any of its Subsidiaries at any time prior to the Effective Time and sold, transferred or otherwise discontinued prior to the Effective Time, including the divisions, Subsidiaries, lines of business or investments set forth on Schedule 1.1(53)(viii ) , unless such division, Subsidiary, line of business or investment is an Ownership Discontinued Operation or a Timeshare Discontinued Operation (each such division, Subsidiary, line of business or investment, an HLT Discontinued Operation );
(ix) any Liabilities relating primarily to, arising primarily out of or resulting primarily from, the operation or conduct of the HLT Retained Business by any Business Entity that is an Ownership Entity or a Timeshare Entity under this Agreement but has conducted the HLT Retained Business at any time prior to the Effective Time;
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(x) any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, with respect to all information contained in, or incorporated by reference into, the HLT Disclosure Sections;
(xi) Specified Shared Expenses to the extent provided in Section 5.2 ;
(xii) any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from the claims, proceedings, litigation and disputes listed on Schedule 1.1(53)(xii ) ; and
(xiii) any Liabilities relating primarily to, arising primarily out of or resulting primarily from, a workers compensation claim brought by or on behalf of an employee employed at any time in the HLT Retained Business or any HLT Discontinued Operation, except in the case where such employee was employed in either the Ownership Business or any Ownership Discontinued Operation or the Timeshare Business or any Timeshare Discontinued Operation subsequent to such employees final employment in the HLT Retained Business or HLT Discontinued Operations in which case the Liability shall be retained by PK or HGV, respectively.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the HLT Retained Liabilities shall not include any Liabilities that are (A) expressly contemplated by this Agreement or by any Specified Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto) as Liabilities to be Assumed by any member of the PK Group or the HGV Group, as the case may be, including any Liabilities specified (1) in clauses (i) through (xiii) of the definition of Ownership Liabilities or (2) in clauses (i) through (xiii) of the definition of Timeshare Liabilities or (B) expressly discharged pursuant to Section 2.3 of this Agreement.
For the avoidance of doubt, no Liability shall be a HLT Retained Liability solely as a result of (x) HLT being named as party to or in any Action relating to any Ownership Liability or Timeshare Liability due to HLTs status as the remaining and legacy Business Entity or (y) its status as the former direct or indirect stockholder of any Business Entity.
(54) Income Taxes shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.
(55) Indebtedness shall mean, with respect to any Person, (i) the principal value, prepayment and redemption premiums and penalties (if any), unpaid fees and other monetary obligations in respect of any indebtedness for borrowed money, whether short term or long term, including all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, other debt securities or similar instruments, (ii) any indebtedness arising under any capital leases (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any real estate leases), whether short term or long term, (iii) all liabilities secured by any lien on any assets of such Person, (iv) all liabilities under any interest rate protection agreement, interest rate future agreement, interest rate option agreement, interest rate swap agreement, hedging arrangement or other similar agreement designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in interest rates, (v) all interest bearing indebtedness for the deferred purchase price of property or services, (vi) all liabilities under any letters of credit, performance bonds, bankers acceptances or similar obligations, (vii) all interest, prepayment or breakage costs, fees and other expenses owed with respect to indebtedness described in the foregoing clauses (i) through (vi), and (viii) without duplication, all guarantees of indebtedness referred to in the foregoing clauses (i) through (vii).
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(56) Indemnifiable Loss and Indemnifiable Losses shall mean any and all Liabilities, deficiencies, obligations, penalties, judgments, settlements, claims, payments, fines, administrative penalties, interest and Taxes (including the costs and expenses of any and all Actions and demands, assessments, judgments, settlements and compromises relating thereto and the reasonable costs and expenses of attorneys, accountants, consultants and other professionals fees and expenses incurred in the investigation or defense thereof or the enforcement of rights hereunder), excluding special, consequential, reputational, indirect or punitive damages (other than special, consequential, indirect, reputational and/or punitive damages awarded by a court of competent jurisdiction in connection with a Third Party Claim (and, in such a case, only to the extent awarded in such Third Party Claim)).
(57) Information shall mean information and data in recorded form, whether written, electronic, computerized or digital or stored in any other media, including (i) books and records, whether accounting, legal or otherwise, ledgers, studies, reports, surveys, designs, specifications, drawings, blueprints, diagrams, models, prototypes, samples, flow charts, marketing plans, communications, correspondence, materials, product literature, artwork, files, documents, policies, procedures and manuals, research and analyses of any nature, including operational, technical or legal; (ii) financial and business information, including earnings reports and forecasts, macro-economic reports and forecasts, all cost information, sales and pricing data, business plans, market evaluations, surveys and credit-related information; and (iii) Customer Information.
(58) Insurance Proceeds shall mean those monies (i) received by an insured from an insurance carrier or (ii) paid by an insurance carrier on behalf of an insured, in either case net of any applicable deductible or retention.
(59) Insured Claims shall mean those Liabilities that, individually or in the aggregate, are covered within the terms and conditions of any of the Company Policies, whether or not subject to deductibles, co-insurance, uncollectability or retrospectively rated premium adjustments, but only to the extent that such Liabilities are within applicable Company Policy limits, including aggregates.
(60) Intellectual Property shall mean all worldwide intellectual property, proprietary and industrial property rights of any kind, including all (i) patents, patent applications, inventions and invention disclosures and utility models, (ii) trademarks, service marks, corporate names, trade names, domain names, social and mobile media identifiers, logos, slogans, designs, trade dress and other designations of source or origin, together with the goodwill symbolized by any of the foregoing ( Trademarks ), (iii) copyrights and copyrighted works, including software, code, compilations and documentation, website and mobile media content, photography, graphics and advertising materials, (iv) technology, trade secrets, know-how, processes, formulae, models, methodologies, discoveries, techniques, designs, specifications, drawings, and (v) all registrations, applications, continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, reissues, re-examinations, substitutions, renewals, extensions and foreign counterparts thereof.
(61) IP Assignments shall mean the short-form assignment documents executed for the purpose of recording the transfer of Intellectual Property applications and registrations with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Officer or any other applicable office in any applicable foreign jurisdiction.
(62) IRS Ruling shall mean that certain IRS private letter ruling delivered to HLT and addressing, among other things, certain issues relevant to the tax-free treatment of the Distribution.
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(63) Law shall mean any U.S. or non-U.S. federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, local or similar statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, income tax treaty, order, requirement or rule of law (including common law) or other binding directives of any Governmental Entity.
(64) Liabilities shall mean any and all Indebtedness, losses, damages, liabilities, costs, expenses, interest and obligations, whether accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, reserved or unreserved, or determined or determinable, including those arising under any Law, claim, demand, Action, whether asserted or unasserted, or order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination or award entered by or with any Governmental Entity and those arising under any Contract or any fines, damages or equitable relief which may be imposed and including all costs and expenses related thereto. Except as otherwise expressly provided for in the Employee Matters Agreement, the rights and obligations of the Parties with respect to Taxes shall be governed by the Tax Matters Agreement and, therefore, Taxes shall not be treated as Liabilities.
(65) LIBOR shall mean an interest rate per annum equal to the applicable three-month London Interbank Offer Rate for deposits in United States dollars published in The Wall Street Journal .
(66) License Agreement shall mean the License Agreement by and between HLT and HGV, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B .
(67) Loyalty Program Data shall have the meaning set forth in the License Agreement.
(68) Managing and Franchise Agreements shall mean the Management Agreements and Franchise Agreements by and among certain subsidiaries of PK, on the one hand, and certain subsidiaries of HLT, on the other hand.
(69) Managing and Franchising Asset Transferee shall mean the HLT Retained Entities to which HLT Retained Assets shall be or have been transferred by an Asset Transferor in order to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Plan of Reorganization.
(70) Managing and Franchising Indemnitees shall mean each member of the HLT Group and each of their respective Affiliates from and after the Effective Time and each member of the HLT Groups and such Affiliates respective directors, officers, employees and agents and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing.
(71) Materials of Environmental Concern shall mean any gasoline or petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof) or petroleum products, polychlorinated biphenyls, urea-formaldehyde insulation, asbestos, pollutants, contaminants, molds, and radioactivity; any substance classified or regulated as hazardous or toxic (or words of similar meaning); and any other substances regulated pursuant to or that could give rise to liability under any applicable Environmental Law.
(72) Nonqualifying Income shall mean any amount that is treated as gross income for purposes of Section 856 of the Code and which is not Qualifying Income.
(73) NYSE shall mean the New York Stock Exchange.
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(74) OpCo Contribution shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
(75) Ownership Asset Transferees shall mean the Ownership Entities to which Ownership Assets shall be or have been Transferred by an Asset Transferor in order to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Plan of Reorganization.
(76) Ownership Assets shall mean any and all Assets that are owned, leased or licensed at or prior to the Effective Time, by HLT and/or any of its Subsidiaries (or other Business Entities in which HLT or any of its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest), relating primarily to, used primarily in, or arising primarily from, the Ownership Business, and shall include:
(i) any and all Assets reflected on the PK Balance Sheet or the accounting records supporting such balance sheet and any Assets acquired by or for PK or any member of the PK Group subsequent to the date of the PK Balance Sheet which, had they been so acquired on or before such date and owned as of such date, would have been reflected on the PK Balance Sheet if prepared on a consistent basis, subject to any dispositions of any of such Assets subsequent to the date of the PK Balance Sheet;
(ii) the Assets set forth on Schedule 1.1(76)(ii) and any and all other Assets that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement as Assets which have been or are to be Transferred to PK or any other member of the PK Group;
(iii) the ownership interests in those Business Entities set forth on Schedule 1.1(76)(iii) (such entities, together with PK, the Ownership Entities ), and all Assets of the Ownership Entities relating primarily to, used primarily in, or arising primarily from the Ownership Business;
(iv) all rights, title and interest in and to the owned real property set forth on Schedule 1.1(76)(iv) (the PK Owned Real Property ), including all land and land improvements, structures, buildings and building improvements, other improvements, fixtures and appurtenances located thereon;
(v) all right, title and interest in, to and under the leases or subleases of the real property set forth on Schedule 1.1(76)(v) (the Ownership Leases ), including, to the extent provided for in the Ownership Leases, any land and land improvements, structures, buildings and building improvements, other improvements and appurtenances located thereon;
(vi) to the extent not provided in clauses (iv) and (v) of this definition, all fixtures, machinery, equipment, apparatuses, computer hardware and other electronic data processing equipment, information technology and communications equipment, tools, instruments, furniture, office equipment, automobiles, trucks, aircraft and other transportation equipment, special and general tools, test devices, molds, tooling, dies, prototypes and models and other tangible personal property in each case located at any of the PK Owned Real Property or the locations subject to the Ownership Leases;
(vii) all inventories, including products, goods, materials, parts, raw materials, work-in-process and supplies, relating primarily to, used primarily in, or arising primarily from, the Ownership Business;
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(viii) all Ownership Contracts and any rights or claims arising thereunder;
(ix) all Intellectual Property set forth on Schedule 1.1(76)(ix ) , subject, as applicable, to the Managing and Franchise Agreements;
(x) all licenses, permits, approvals and authorizations which have been issued by any Governmental Entity and which relate primarily to, are used primarily in, or arise primarily from, the Ownership Business;
(xi) Information as follows, subject to any express exceptions in Article VIII :
(a) sole ownership and all originals and copies of all Information (other than Loyalty Program Data) used exclusively in the Ownership Business and all Intellectual Property incorporated therein (provided that counsel for HLT and HGV may retain a copy of any of same to the extent (A) it is already in possession of HLT and HGV, as applicable, and (B) such retention is required by applicable Law);
(b) the original of all Information (other than Loyalty Program Data) that was used but not exclusively used in the Ownership Business and is in the possession or control of PK as of the Distribution Date; provided that to the extent that (x) prior to the Distribution Date, HLT has used such Information in the HLT Retained Business (or, following the Distribution Date, HLT reasonably requires the use of such Information in the HLT Retained Business as conducted as of the Distribution Date) or (y) HGV has used such Information in the Timeshare Business (or, following the Distribution Date, HGV reasonably requires the use of such Information in the Timeshare Business as conducted as of the Distribution Date), HLT and/or HGV, as applicable, shall (1) be deemed an equal co-owner with PK of the Intellectual Property in such Information and each co-owning Party shall have the right to (and to allow others to) use and disclose such Information without an accounting to (or consent of) the other co-owning Party and (2) subject to Section 8.5 , have the right to retain or receive a copy of such Information in the media in which it was maintained at the time of the request, if such Party does not already have possession or control of such a copy as of the Distribution Date, provided that such copies of such Information shall remain subject to all applicable Laws, privacy policies and other agreements with third parties regarding such Information; and
(c) a copy of all Information (other than Loyalty Program Data) that was used but not exclusively used in the Ownership Business, and is in the possession or control of HLT or HGV but not PK as of the Distribution Date; provided that PK shall (i) be deemed an equal co-owner with the possessing or controlling Party of the Intellectual Property in such Information and have the right to (and to allow others to) use and disclose such Information without an accounting to (or consent of) the other co-owning Party and (ii) subject to Section 8.5 , have the right to retain or receive a copy of such Information in the media in which it was maintained at the time of the request, if PK does not already have possession or control of such a copy as of the Distribution Date, provided that such copies of such Information shall remain subject to all applicable Laws, privacy policies and other agreements with third parties regarding such Information;
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(xii) all deposits, prepaid expenses, letters of credit and performance and surety bonds relating primarily to, used primarily in, or arising primarily from, the Ownership Business;
(xiii) all bonds, notes, debentures or other debt securities issued by any Person and held by any member of the PK Group, all loans, advances or other extensions of credit or capital contributions to any Person on the books of any member of the PK Group and all other investments in securities of any Person held by any member of the PK Group;
(xiv) subject to Article X , any rights of any member of the PK Group under any Company Policies, including any rights thereunder arising after the Effective Time in respect of any Company Policies that are occurrence policies and all rights in the nature of insurance, indemnification or contribution; provided , that ownership of the Company Policies shall remain with the HLT Group; and
(xv) any claims, counterclaims, setoffs, rights of recoupment, equity rights or defenses, whether known or unknown, that HLT and/or any of its Subsidiaries may have with respect to any Ownership Assets or Ownership Liabilities.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Ownership Assets shall not include any Assets that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or by any Specified Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto) as Assets to be retained by or Transferred to any member of the HLT Group or the HGV Group, as the case may be, including any Assets (A) specified in clauses (i) through (xv) of the definition of HLT Retained Assets, or (B) specified in clauses (i) through (xv) of the definition of Timeshare Assets.
(77) Ownership Business shall mean (A) the businesses conducted through the ownership, asset management (as opposed to hotel management), acquisition, development, refurbishment, redevelopment and sale of, and the provision of other services relating to hotel properties owned or leased by HLT or any of its Subsidiaries (or other Business Entities in which HLT or any of its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest) prior to the Effective Time, including, for the avoidance of doubt, the businesses of (i) the acquisition, development, refurbishment, redevelopment and sale of, and the provision of other services relating to the hotel properties set forth on Schedule 1.1(77 ) , (ii) any other division, Subsidiary, line of business or investment of HLT or any of its Subsidiaries (or other Business Entities in which HLT or any of its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest) managed or operated prior to the Effective Time by any Ownership Entity, unless such other division, Subsidiary, line of business or investment is a HLT Retained Entity, a HLT Retained Asset, a Timeshare Entity or a Timeshare Asset, and (iii) those business entities acquired or established by or for PK or any other member of the PK Group after the Effective Time, (B) the management of the day-to-day operations of the four hotel properties owned by PK and specified as such on Schedule 1.1(77) and (C) the management and operation of commercial laundry facilities servicing hotels, located in Portage, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey and Portland, Oregon.
(78) Ownership Contracts shall mean the following Contracts to which HLT or any of its Subsidiaries (or other Business Entities in which HLT or any of its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest) is a party as of the date hereof or becomes a party prior to the Effective Time, whether or not in writing, except for any such Contract or part thereof (a) that is expressly contemplated not to be Transferred by any member of the HLT Group or the HGV Group to the PK Group or (b) that is expressly contemplated to be Transferred to (or remain with) any member of the HLT Group or the HGV Group, in each case, pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or any Specified Ancillary Agreement:
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(i) any Contract entered into in the name of, or expressly on behalf of, any division, business unit or member of the PK Group; provided that if such Contract was entered into by Hilton Worldwide Inc. (now known as Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.), such fact shall not, by itself, result in the determination that such Contract is an Ownership Contract;
(ii) any Contract that relates primarily to the Ownership Business, including (x) any Contract providing for the acquisition or disposition of an Ownership Entity or Ownership Assets and (y) any Contract that was entered into after the Effective Time and for which a quotation, proposal, or bid was pending as of the date hereof
(iii) any Contract that represents or underlies any Ownership Assets or Ownership Liabilities;
(iv) any Contract or part thereof that is otherwise expressly contemplated pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to Section 2.2(b ) ) or any of the Ancillary Agreements to be assigned to or retained by any member of the PK Group; and
(v) any guarantee, indemnity, representation or warranty of or in favor of any member of the PK Group.
(79) Ownership Indemnitees shall mean each member of the PK Group and each of their respective Affiliates from and after the Effective Time and each member of the PK Groups and such respective Affiliates respective directors, officers, employees and agents and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing.
(80) Ownership Liabilities shall mean any and all Liabilities relating primarily to, arising primarily out of or resulting primarily from: (a) the operation or conduct of the Ownership Business, as conducted at any time prior to, on or after the Effective Time (including any Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any act or failure to act by any director, officer, employee, agent or representative (whether or not such act or failure to act is or was within such Persons authority) of the PK Group); (b) the operation or conduct of any business conducted by any member of the PK Group at any time after the Effective Time (including any Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any act or failure to act by any director, officer, employee, agent or representative (whether or not such act or failure to act is or was within such Persons authority) of the PK Group); or (c) any Ownership Assets, whether arising prior to, on or after the Effective Time, including:
(i) any and all Liabilities reflected on the PK Balance Sheet or the accounting records supporting such balance sheet and any Liabilities incurred by or for PK or any member of the PK Group subsequent to the date of the PK Balance Sheet which, had they been so incurred on or before such date, would have been reflected on the PK Balance Sheet if prepared on a consistent basis, subject to any discharge of any of such Liabilities subsequent to the date of the PK Balance Sheet;
(ii) any Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from, the Ownership Contracts;
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(iii) the Applicable PK Percentage of any Shared Contingent Liability;
(iv) the liabilities set forth on Schedule 1.1(80)(iv) (the Specified Ownership Liabilities );
(v) any Liabilities assumed or retained by the PK Group pursuant to this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements;
(vi) any Liabilities arising prior to, at or after the Effective Time for any infringement by the Ownership Business of the Intellectual Property of any other Person or breach by the Ownership Business of any Contract relating to Intellectual Property;
(vii) all Liabilities arising prior to, at or after the Effective Time to the extent resulting from any (A) violation prior to the Effective Time of any Environmental Laws by the PK Group, any Ownership Discontinued Operation or the conduct of the Ownership Business, (B) use, treatment, or disposal prior to the Effective Time of Materials of Environmental Concern by or on behalf of the PK Group, any Ownership Discontinued Operation or in the conduct of the Ownership Business or (C) presence of Materials of Environmental Concern at, or release of Materials of Environmental Concern from, any Ownership Assets or any Ownership Discontinued Operation; provided that Liabilities of the type described in this subsection (vii) relating to real estate that is a HLT Retained Asset or a Timeshare Asset pursuant to this Agreement, shall not be Ownership Liabilities but shall instead be, respectively, HLT Retained Liabilities and Timeshare Liabilities;
(viii) any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from, any division, Subsidiary, line of business or investment of HLT or any of its Subsidiaries managed or operated at any time prior to the Effective Time by the Ownership Entities and sold, transferred or otherwise discontinued prior to the Effective Time, including the divisions, Subsidiaries, lines of business or investments set forth on Schedule 1.1(80)(viii ) , unless such division, Subsidiary, line of business or investment is listed on Schedule 1.1(53)(viii) or Schedule 1.1(110)(viii) (each such division, Subsidiary, line of business or investment, an Ownership Discontinued Operation );
(ix) any Liabilities relating primarily to, arising primarily out of or resulting primarily from, the operation or conduct of the Ownership Business by any Business Entity that is a HLT Retained Entity or a Timeshare Entity under this Agreement but has conducted the Ownership Business at any time prior to the Effective Time;
(x) any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated in the PK Form 10 or in any PK Offering Memorandum, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, with respect to all information contained in, or incorporated by reference into, the PK Form 10, any PK Offering Memorandum and any other Disclosure Documents filed by PK in connection with the Distribution or as contemplated by this Agreement, other than with respect to the HLT Disclosure Sections;
(xi) Specified Shared Expenses to the extent provided in Section 5.2 ;
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(xii) any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from the claims, proceedings, litigation and disputes listed on Schedule 1.1(80)(xii ) ; and
(xiii) any Liabilities relating primarily to, arising primarily out of or resulting primarily from, a workers compensation claim brought by or on behalf of an employee employed at any time in the Ownership Business or any Ownership Discontinued Operation, except in the case where such employee was employed in either the Timeshare Business or any Timeshare Discontinued Operation or the HLT Retained Business or any HLT Discontinued Operation subsequent to such employees final employment in the Ownership Business or Ownership Discontinued Operations, as applicable, in which case the Liability shall be retained by HGV or HLT, respectively.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Ownership Liabilities shall not include any Liabilities that are expressly (A) contemplated by this Agreement or by any Specified Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto) as Liabilities to be Assumed by any member of the HLT Group or the HGV Group, as the case may be, including any Liabilities specified (1) in the definition of HLT Retained Liabilities, including clauses (i) through (xiii) thereof, or (2) in clauses (i) through (xiii) of the definition of Timeshare Liabilities, or (B) discharged pursuant to Section 2.3 of this Agreement.
For the avoidance of doubt, no Liability shall be an Ownership Liability solely as a result of (x) PK being named as party to or in any Action relating to any HLT Retained Liability or Timeshare Liability or (y) PKs status as the former direct or indirect stockholder or equityholder of any member of the HLT Group or HGV Group.
(81) Person shall mean any natural person, firm, individual, corporation, business trust, joint venture, association, company, limited liability company, partnership or other organization or entity, whether incorporated or unincorporated, or any Governmental Entity.
(82) PK Balance Sheet shall mean the pro forma balance sheet of the PK Group, including the notes thereto, as of September 30, 2016, included in the PK Form 10.
(83) PK Common Stock shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
(84) PK Distribution shall mean the distribution on the Distribution Date to holders of record of shares of HLT Common Stock as of the Distribution Record Date of the PK Common Stock owned by HLT, such distribution to be on the basis of one (1) share of PK Common Stock for every five (5) outstanding shares of HLT Common Stock (or such other basis as shall have been approved by the Board and set forth in the PK Information Statement).
(85) PK Form 10 shall mean the registration statement on Form 10 (Registration No. 001-37795) filed by PK with the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in connection with the PK Distribution, including any amendment or supplement thereto.
(86) PK Group shall mean PK and each Person that is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of PK immediately after the Effective Time, and each Person that becomes a Subsidiary of PK after the Effective Time, and shall include the Ownership Entities.
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(87) PK Information Statement shall mean the Information Statement attached as an exhibit to the PK Form 10 to be sent to the holders of shares of HLT Common Stock in connection with the PK Distribution, including any amendment or supplement thereto.
(88) PK Offering Memorandum shall mean any offering memorandum or offering circular distributed to potential investors in connection with any private offering of debt securities by PK, or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, in connection with the Financing Arrangements.
(89) Plan of Reorganization shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
(90) Policies shall mean all insurance policies and insurance contracts of any kind including bonds (other than policies or contracts related to employee benefit plans) currently in place for HLT programs, together with the rights, benefits and privileges thereunder.
(91) Protected REIT shall mean any entity that (i) has elected to be taxed as a REIT and (ii) either (A) is an Indemnitee or (B) owns a direct or indirect equity interest in any Indemnitee and is treated for purposes of Section 856 of the Code as owning all or a portion of the assets of such Indemnitee or as receiving all or a portion of the Indemnitees income.
(92) Qualifying Income shall mean gross income that is described in Section 856(c)(3) of the Code.
(93) Records shall mean any Contracts, documents, books, records or files.
(94) REIT shall mean a real estate investment trust, as defined under the Code.
(95) REIT Requirements shall mean the requirements imposed on REITs pursuant to Sections 856 through and including 860 of the Code.
(96) Security Interest shall mean any mortgage, security interest, pledge, lien, charge, claim, option, right to acquire, voting or other restriction, right-of-entry, covenant, condition, easement, encroachment, restriction on transfer, or other encumbrance of any nature whatsoever, excluding restrictions on transfer under securities Laws.
(97) Shared Contingent Liabilities shall mean any of the Liabilities set forth on Schedule 1.1(97 ) .
(98) Specified Shared Expenses shall mean any costs and expenses relating to the items or categories set forth on Schedule 1.1(98) that shall be shared in the manner specified in Section 5.2 .
(99) Subsidiary shall mean with respect to any Person (i) a corporation, fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting or capital stock of which is, as of the time in question, directly or indirectly owned by such Person and (ii) any other Person in which such first Person, directly or indirectly, owns fifty percent (50%) or more of the equity or economic interest thereof or has the power to elect or direct the election of fifty percent (50%) or more of the members of the governing body of such second Person.
(100) Tax shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.
(101) Tax Contest shall have the meaning in the definition of Audit as set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.
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(102) Tax Matters Agreement shall mean the Tax Matters Agreement by and among HLT, PK, HGV and OpCo, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C .
(103) Tax Return shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.
(104) Third Party Agreements shall mean any of the following Contracts, arrangements, course of dealings or understandings:
(i) any agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings to which any Person other than the Parties and their respective Groups is a party (it being understood that to the extent that the rights and obligations of the Parties and the members of their respective Groups under any such Contracts constitute Timeshare Assets or Timeshare Liabilities, Ownership Assets or Ownership Liabilities or HLT Retained Assets or HLT Retained Liabilities, such Contracts shall be assigned or retained pursuant to Article II ); and
(ii) any agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings to which any non-wholly owned Subsidiary of HLT, PK or HGV, as the case may be, is a party.
(105) Timeshare Asset Transferee shall mean the Timeshare Entities to which Timeshare Assets shall be or have been transferred by an Asset Transferor in order to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Plan of Reorganization.
(106) Timeshare Assets shall mean any and all Assets that are owned, leased or licensed, at or prior to the Effective Time, by HLT and/or any of its Subsidiaries (or other Business Entities in which HLT or any of its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest), relating primarily to, used primarily in, or arising primarily from, the Timeshare Business, and shall include:
(i) any and all Assets reflected on the HGV Balance Sheet or the accounting records supporting such balance sheet and any Assets acquired by or for HGV or any member of the HGV Group subsequent to the date of the HGV Balance Sheet which, had they been so acquired on or before such date and owned as of such date, would have been reflected on the HGV Balance Sheet if prepared on a consistent basis, subject to any dispositions of any of such Assets subsequent to the date of the HGV Balance Sheet;
(ii) the Assets set forth on Schedule 1.1(106)(ii) and any and all other Assets that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement as Assets which have been or are to be Transferred to HGV or any other member of the HGV Group;
(iii) the ownership interests in those Business Entities set forth on Schedule 1.1(106)(iii) (such entities, together with HGV, the Timeshare Entities )and all Assets of the Timeshare Entities relating primarily to, used primarily in, or arising primarily from the Timeshare Business;
(iv) all rights, title and interest in and to the owned real property set forth on Schedule 1.1(106)(iv) (the Timeshare Owned Real Property ), including all land and land improvements, structures, buildings and building improvements, other improvements and appurtenances located thereon;
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(v) all rights, title and interest in, and to and under the leases or subleases of the real property set forth on Schedule 1.1(106)(v) (the Timeshare Leases ) including, to the extent provided for in the Timeshare Leases, any land and land improvements, structures, buildings and building improvements, other improvements and appurtenances;
(vi) to the extent not provided in clauses (iv) and (v) of this definition, all fixtures, machinery, equipment, apparatuses, computer hardware and other electronic data processing equipment, information technology and communications equipment, tools, instruments, furniture, office equipment, automobiles, trucks, aircraft and other transportation equipment, special and general tools, test devices, molds, tooling, dies, prototypes and models and other tangible personal property, in each case located at any of the Timeshare Owned Real Property or the locations subject to the Timeshare Leases;
(vii) all inventories, including products, goods, materials, parts, raw materials, work-in-process and supplies, relating primarily to, used primarily in, or arising primarily from, the Timeshare Business;
(viii) all Timeshare Contracts and any rights or claims arising thereunder;
(ix) all Intellectual Property set forth on Schedule 1.1(106)(ix ) , subject, as applicable, to the applicable License Agreement;
(x) all licenses, permits, approvals and authorizations which have been issued by any Governmental Entity and which relate primarily to, are used primarily in, or arise primarily from, the Timeshare Business;
(xi) Information as follows, subject to any express exceptions in Article VIII :
(a) sole ownership and all originals and copies of all Information (other than Loyalty Program Data) used exclusively in the Timeshare Business and all Intellectual Property incorporated therein (provided that counsel for PK and HLT may retain a copy of any of same to the extent (A) it is already in possession of PK and HLT, as applicable, and (B) such retention is required by applicable Law);
(b) the original of all Information (other than Loyalty Program Data) that was used but not exclusively used in the Timeshare Business and is in the possession or control of HGV as of the Distribution Date; provided that to the extent that (x) prior to the Distribution Date, HLT has used such Information in the HLT Retained Business (or following the Distribution Date HLT reasonably requires the use of such Information in the HLT Retained Business as conducted as of the Distribution Date) or (y) PK has used such Information in the Ownership Business (or following the Distribution Date PK reasonably requires the use of such Information in the Ownership Business as conducted as of the Distribution Date), HLT and/or PK, as applicable, shall (1) be deemed an equal co-owner with HGV of the Intellectual Property in such Information and each co-owning Party shall have the right to (and to allow others to) use and disclose such Information without an accounting to the other co-owning Party and (2) subject to Section 8.5, have the right to retain or receive a copy of such Information in
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the media in which it was maintained at the time of such request in the ordinary course of business prior to the Distribution Date, if such Party does not already have possession or control of such a copy as of the Distribution Date, provided that such copies of such Information shall remain subject to all applicable Laws, privacy policies and other agreements with third parties regarding such Information; and
(c) a copy of all Information (other than Loyalty Program Data) that was used but not exclusively used in the Timeshare Business, and is in the possession or control of HLT or PK but not HGV as of the Distribution Date provided that HGV shall (i) be deemed an equal co-owner with the possessing or controlling Party of the Intellectual Property in such Information and have the right to (and to allow others to) use and disclose such Information without an accounting to the other co-owning Party and (ii) subject to Section 8.5 , have the right to retain or receive a copy of such Information in the media in which it was maintained at the time of such request, if HGV does not already have possession or control of such a copy as of the Distribution Date, provided that such copies of such Information shall remain subject to all applicable Laws, privacy policies and other agreements with third parties regarding such Information;
(xii) all deposits, prepaid expenses, letters of credit and performance and surety bonds relating primarily to, used primarily in, or arising primarily from, the Timeshare Business;
(xiii) all bonds, notes, debentures or other debt securities issued by any Person and held by any member of the HGV Group, all loans, advances or other extensions of credit or capital contributions to any Person on the books of any member of the HGV Group and all other investments in securities of any Person held by any member of the HGV Group;
(xiv) subject to Article X , any rights of any member of the HGV Group under any Company Policies, including any rights thereunder arising after the Effective Time in respect of any Company Policies that are occurrence policies and all rights in the nature of insurance, indemnification or contribution; provided that ownership of the Company Policies shall remain with the HLT Group; and
(xv) any claims, counterclaims, setoffs, rights of recoupment, equity rights or defenses, whether known or unknown, that HLT and/or any of its Subsidiaries may have with respect to any Timeshare Assets and Timeshare Liabilities.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Timeshare Assets shall not include any Assets that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or by any Specified Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto) as Assets to be retained by or Transferred to any member of the PK Group or the HLT Group, as the case may be, including any Assets (A) specified in clauses (i) through (xv) of the definition of Ownership Assets or (B) specified in clauses (i) through (xv) of the definition of HLT Retained Assets.
(107) Timeshare Business shall mean the businesses conducted through the ownership, development, redevelopment and management of, the sale and financing of interests in, and the servicing of receivables with respect to, timeshare properties by HLT or any of its Subsidiaries (or other Business Entities in which HLT or any of its Subsidiaries has an ownership
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interest) prior to the Effective Time, including, for the avoidance of doubt, the businesses of (i) the ownership, development, redevelopment and management of, the sale and financing of interests in, and the servicing of receivables with respect to, the timeshare properties set forth on Schedule 1.1(107) hereto, (ii) any other division, Subsidiary, line of business or investment of HLT or any of its Subsidiaries (or other Business Entities in which HLT or any of its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest) managed or operated prior to the Effective Time by any Timeshare Entity, unless such other division, Subsidiary, line of business or investment is an Ownership Entity, an Ownership Asset, a HLT Retained Entity or a HLT Retained Asset and (iii) those business entities acquired or established by or for HGV or any other member of the HGV Group after the Effective Time.
(108) Timeshare Contracts shall mean the following Contracts to which HLT or any of its Subsidiaries (or other Business Entities in which HLT or any of its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest) is a party as of the date hereof or becomes a party prior to the Effective Time, whether or not in writing, except for any such Contract or part thereof (i) that is expressly contemplated not to be Transferred by any member of the HLT Group or the PK Group to the HGV Group or (ii) that is expressly contemplated to be Transferred to (or remain with) any member of the HLT Group or the PK Group, in each case, pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or any Specified Ancillary Agreement:
(i) any Contract entered into in the name of, or expressly on behalf of, any division, business unit or member of the HGV Group;
(ii) any Contract that relates primarily to the Timeshare Business, including any (x) Contract providing for the acquisition or disposition of a Timeshare Entity or Timeshare Assets or (y) Contract that was awarded after the Effective Date and for which the quotation, proposal, or bid was pending as of the date hereof;
(iii) any Contract that relates primarily to the Timeshare Business that was awarded after the Effective Date and for which the quotation, proposal, or bid was pending as of the date hereof;
(iv) any Contract that represents or underlies any Timeshare Assets or Timeshare Liabilities;
(v) any Contract or part thereof that is otherwise expressly contemplated pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to Section 2.2(b ) ) or any of the Ancillary Agreements to be assigned to any member of the HGV Group; and
(vi) any guarantee, indemnity, representation or warranty of or in favor of any member of the HGV Group.
(109) Timeshare Indemnitees shall mean each member of the HGV Group and each of their respective Affiliates from and after the Effective Time and each member of the HGV Groups and such respective Affiliates respective directors, officers, employees and agents and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing.
(110) Timeshare Liabilities shall mean any and all Liabilities relating primarily to, arising primarily out of or resulting primarily from: (a) the operation or conduct of the Timeshare Business, as conducted at any time prior to, at or after the Effective Time (including any Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any act or failure to act by any director, officer,
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employee, agent or representative (whether or not such act or failure to act is or was within such Persons authority) of the HGV Group); (b) the operation or conduct of any business conducted by any member of the HGV Group at any time after the Effective Time (including any Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any act or failure to act by any director, officer, employee, agent or representative (whether or not such act or failure to act is or was within such Persons authority) of the HGV Group); or (c) any Timeshare Assets, whether arising prior to, at or after the Effective Time, including:
(i) any and all Liabilities reflected on the HGV Balance Sheet or the accounting records supporting such balance sheet and any Liabilities incurred by or for HGV or any member of the HGV Group subsequent to the date of the HGV Balance Sheet which, had they been so incurred on or before such date, would have been reflected on the HGV Balance Sheet if prepared on a consistent basis, subject to any discharge of any of such Liabilities subsequent to the date of the HGV Balance Sheet;
(ii) any Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from, the Timeshare Contracts;
(iii) the Applicable HGV Percentage of any Shared Contingent Liability;
(iv) The liabilities set forth on Schedule 1.1(110)(iv) (the Specified Timeshare Liabilities );
(v) any Liabilities assumed or retained by the HGV Group pursuant to this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements;
(vi) any Liabilities arising prior to, at or after the Effective Time for any infringement by the Timeshare Business of the Intellectual Property of any other Person or breach by the Timeshare Business of any Contract relating to Intellectual Property;
(vii) all Liabilities arising prior to, at or after the Effective Time to the extent resulting from any (A) violation prior to the Effective Time of any Environmental Laws by the HGV Group, any Timeshare Discontinued Operation or the conduct of the Timeshare Business, (B) use, treatment, or disposal prior to the Effective Time of Materials of Environmental Concern by or on behalf of the HGV Group, any Timeshare Discontinued Operation or in the conduct of the Timeshare Business or (C) presence of Materials of Environmental Concern at, or release of Materials of Environmental Concern from, any Timeshare Assets or any Timeshare Discontinued Operation; provided that Liabilities of the type described in this subsection (vii) relating to real estate that is an Ownership Asset or a HLT Retained Asset pursuant to this Agreement, shall not be Timeshare Liabilities but shall instead be, respectively, Ownership Liabilities and HLT Retained Liabilities;
(viii) any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from, any division, Subsidiary, line of business or investment of HLT or any of its Subsidiaries managed or operated at any time prior to the Effective Time by the Timeshare Entities and sold, transferred or otherwise discontinued prior to the Effective Time, including the divisions, Subsidiaries, lines of business or investments set forth on Schedule 1.1(110)(viii ) , unless such division, Subsidiary, line of business or investment is listed on Schedule 1.1(53)(ix) or Schedule 1.1(80)(viii) (each such division, Subsidiary, line of business or investment, a Timeshare Discontinued Operation );
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(ix) any Liabilities relating primarily to, arising primarily out of or resulting primarily from, the operation or conduct of the Timeshare Business by any Business Entity that is a HLT Retained Entity or an Ownership Entity under this Agreement but has conducted the Timeshare Business at any time prior to the Effective Time;
(x) any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated in the HGV Form 10 or in any HGV Offering Memorandum, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, with respect to all information contained in, or incorporated by reference into, the HGV Form 10, any HGV Offering Memorandum and any other Disclosure Documents filed by HGV in connection with the Distribution or as contemplated by this Agreement, other than with respect to the HLT Disclosure Sections;
(xi) Specified Shared Expenses to the extent provided in Section 5.2 ; and
(xii) any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from the claims, proceedings, litigation and disputes listed on Schedule 1.1(110)(xii ) ; and
(xiii) Any Liabilities relating primarily to, arising primarily out of or resulting primarily from, a workers compensation claim brought by or on behalf of an employee employed at any time in the Timeshare Business or any Timeshare Discontinued Operation, except in the case where such employee was employed in either the Ownership Business or any Ownership Discontinued Operation or the HLT Retained Business or any HLT Discontinued Operation subsequent to such employees final employment in the Timeshare Business or Timeshare Discontinued Operations, as applicable, in which case the Liability shall be retained by PK or HLT, respectively.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Timeshare Liabilities shall not include any Liabilities that are expressly (A) contemplated by this Agreement or by any Specified Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto) as Liabilities to be Assumed by any member of the PK Group or the HLT Group, as the case may be, including any Liabilities specified (1) in clauses (i) through (xiii) of the definition of Ownership Liabilities or (2) in the definition of HLT Retained Liabilities, including clauses (i) through (xiii) thereof, or (B) discharged pursuant to Section 2.3 of this Agreement.
For the avoidance of doubt, no Liability shall be a Timeshare Liability solely as a result of (x) HGV being named as party to or in any Action relating to any HLT Retained Liability or Ownership Liability, or (y) HGVs status as the former direct or indirect stockholder or equityholder of any member of the HLT Group or PK Group.
(111) Transfer shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b ) ; and the term Transferred shall have its correlative meaning.
(112) Transition Services Agreement shall mean the Master Transition Services Agreement by and among HLT, PK and HGV, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit D .
(113) Waiver Letter shall mean that letter agreement from Blackstone to each of PK and Hogan Lovells US LLP in the form attached as Exhibit E hereto.
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Section 1.2. References; Interpretation . References in this Agreement to any gender include references to all genders, and references to the singular include references to the plural and vice versa. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words include, includes and including when used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase without limitation. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Agreement to Articles, Sections, Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules shall be deemed references to Articles and Sections of, and Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words hereof, hereby and herein and words of similar meaning when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular Article, Section or provision of this Agreement. The words written request when used in this Agreement shall include email. In the event of any inconsistency or conflict which may arise in the application or interpretation of any of the definitions set forth in Section 1.1 , for the purpose of determining what is and is not included in such definitions, any item explicitly included on a Schedule referred to in any such definition shall take priority over any provision of the text thereof.
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ARTICLE II
THE SEPARATION
Section 2.1. Genera l. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Parties shall use, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to use, their respective commercially reasonable efforts to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, including as set forth in the Plan of Reorganization, a portion of which may have already been implemented prior to the date hereof. It is the intent of the Parties that, after consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby HLT shall have been restructured, to the extent necessary, such that following the consummation of such restructuring, subject to Section 2.5 and Section 2.6 , (i) HLT shall, directly or indirectly, own the equity interests of all of the HLT Retained Entities (other than HLT), all of HLTs and its controlled Affiliates rights, title and interest in and to the HLT Retained Assets shall be owned or held by the HLT Group, the HLT Retained Business shall be conducted by the HLT Group and all of the HLT Retained Liabilities shall be Assumed directly or indirectly by (or remain with) the HLT Group, (ii) PK shall, directly or indirectly, own the equity interests of all of the Ownership Entities (other than PK), all of HLTs and its controlled Affiliates rights, title and interest in and to the Ownership Assets shall be owned or held by the PK Group, the Ownership Business shall be conducted by the PK Group and all of the Ownership Liabilities shall be Assumed directly or indirectly by (or remain with) the PK Group, and (iii) HGV shall, directly or indirectly, own the equity interests of all of the Timeshare Entities (other than HGV), all of HLTs and its controlled Affiliates rights, title and interest in and to the Timeshare Assets shall be owned or held by the HGV Group, the Timeshare Business shall be conducted by the HGV Group and all of the Timeshare Liabilities shall be Assumed directly or indirectly by (or remain with) the HGV Group.
Section 2.2. Restructuring: Transfer of Assets; Assumption of Liabilities .
(a) Restructuring of Entities . Prior to the Effective Time, to the extent not already completed, HLT and its controlled Affiliates will use commercially reasonable efforts to take such steps (which may include the transfer of shares or other equity interests, the formation of new entities and/or the declaration of dividends) as may be necessary or desirable to effect the Plan of Reorganization (and any additional steps that may have been omitted from (or are otherwise required in order to effect) the Plan of Reorganization) in order to cause (i) HLT to, directly or indirectly, own the HLT Retained Entities (other than HLT), (ii) PK to, directly or indirectly, own the Ownership Entities (other than PK) and (iii) HGV to, directly or indirectly, own the Timeshare Entities (other than HGV). In the event such steps are not able to be completed by the Effective Time, the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to effect other actions following the Effective Time in accordance with, and subject to the limitations of, Sections 2.5 and 2.6 to cause the result set forth above.
(b) Transfer of Other Assets and Assumption of Liabilities . Prior to the Effective Time, except as otherwise specifically set forth in any Specified Ancillary Agreement and without duplication of the obligations set forth in Section 2.2(a ) , pursuant to the Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments: (x) HLT shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the applicable Asset Transferors to, transfer, contribute, distribute, assign and/or convey or cause to be transferred, contributed, distributed, assigned and/or conveyed ( Transfer ) to (A) the respective Managing and Franchising Asset Transferees, all of the applicable Asset Transferors right, title and interest in and to the HLT Retained Assets, (B) PK and/or the respective Ownership Asset Transferees, all of its and the applicable Asset Transferors right, title and interest in and to the Ownership Assets and (C) HGV and/or the respective Timeshare Asset Transferees, all of its and the applicable Asset Transferors right, title and interest in and to the Timeshare Assets and (y) (i) HLT shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause a member of the HLT Group to accept, assume (or, as applicable, retain) and perform, discharge and fulfill, in accordance with their respective terms ( Assume ), all of the HLT Retained Liabilities, (ii) PK shall, or shall cause a member of
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the PK Group to, Assume all of the Ownership Liabilities and (iii) HGV shall, or shall cause a member of the HGV Group to, Assume all of the Timeshare Liabilities, in each case, regardless of (I) when or where such Liabilities arose or arise, (II) whether the facts upon which they are based occurred prior to, on or subsequent to the Effective Time, (III) where or against whom such Liabilities are asserted or determined or (IV) whether arising from or alleged to arise from negligence, recklessness, violation of Law, fraud or misrepresentation by any member of the HLT Group, the PK Group or the HGV Group, as the case may be, or any of their past or present respective directors, officers, employees, agents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates. In the event and to the extent any such Transfers and Assumptions are not completed by the Effective Time, the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to effect such Transfers and Assumptions following the Effective Time in accordance with, and subject to the limitations of, Sections 2.5, 2.6, 2.7 and 2.8 ).
(c) Consents . The Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the required Consents or Governmental Approvals to Transfer any Assets, Contracts, licenses, permits and/or authorizations issued by any Governmental Entity or parts thereof as contemplated by this Agreement prior to the Effective Time, or, pursuant to Section 2.5, following the Effective Time. Nothing herein shall be deemed to require the Transfer of any Assets or the Assumption of any Liabilities which by operation of Law cannot be Transferred or Assumed; provided , however , that the Parties shall cooperate and use their commercially reasonable efforts to seek to obtain, in accordance with applicable Law, any required Consents or Governmental Approvals for the Transfer of all Assets and Assumption of all Liabilities to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law contemplated to be Transferred and Assumed pursuant to this Article II .
Section 2.3. Intercompany Accounts . Except as set forth in Section 7.1(b) and to the extent not otherwise settled, capitalized or otherwise eliminated pursuant to any Ancillary Agreement, all (i) intercompany receivables, payables and loans (other than receivables, payables and loans otherwise specifically provided for under this Agreement, under any Ancillary Agreement or under any Continuing Arrangements as set forth on Schedule 1.1(20 ), and other than payables created or required hereby or by any Ancillary Agreement or any Continuing Arrangements or trade payables arising in the ordinary course of business), if any, and (ii) intercompany balances, including in respect of any cash balances, any cash balances representing deposited checks or drafts or any cash held in any centralized cash management system (A) between any member of the HLT Group, on the one hand, and any member of the PK Group or the HGV Group, on the other hand or (B) between any member of the PK Group, on the one hand, and any member of the HGV Group, on the other hand, in each case, which exist and are reflected in the accounting records of the relevant Parties immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be settled or capitalized, in each case as of the Effective Time, as may be agreed prior to the Effective Time by HLT, PK and/or HGV, and their respective Subsidiaries, as applicable. Each of the Parties shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, take all actions and do all things reasonably necessary on its part, or such Subsidiaries part, under applicable Law or contractual obligations to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by such agreement or agreements in respect of such settlements or capitalizations.
Section 2.4. Limitation of Liability . No Party shall have any Liability to any other Party in the event that any Information exchanged or provided pursuant to this Agreement which is an estimate or forecast, or which is based on an estimate or forecast, is found to be inaccurate.
Section 2.5. Transfers Not Effected at or Prior to the Effective Time; Transfers Deemed Effective as of the Effective Time .
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(a) To the extent that any Transfer of Assets (including any entity) or Assumption of Liabilities contemplated by this Article II shall not have been consummated at or prior to the Effective Time, the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to effect such Transfers as promptly following the Effective Time as shall be practicable. Nothing herein shall be deemed to require the Transfer of any Assets or the Assumption of any Liabilities which by their terms or operation of Law cannot be Transferred; provided , however , that the Parties and their respective Subsidiaries shall cooperate and use commercially reasonable efforts to seek to obtain, in accordance with applicable Law, any necessary Consents or Governmental Approvals for the Transfer of all Assets and Assumption of all Liabilities to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law contemplated to be Transferred and Assumed pursuant to this Article II .
(b) In the event that any such Transfer of Assets (including any entity) or Assumption of Liabilities has not been consummated, from and after the Effective Time (i) the Party retaining such Asset shall thereafter hold such Asset in trust for the use and benefit of the Party entitled thereto (at the expense of the Party entitled thereto) and (ii) the Party intended to Assume such Liability shall, or shall cause the applicable member of its Group to (A) pay or reimburse the Party retaining such Liability for all amounts paid or incurred by such Party (applicable member of its Group) in connection with the retention of such Liability or (B) perform any non-monetary Liabilities in the place of the Party retaining such Liability to the extent such performance is practicable, permitted under applicable Law and does not result in a breach or default (or give rise to any termination rights, penalties or other remedies for the benefit of any counterparty) under any applicable Contract. To the extent the foregoing applies to any Contracts to be assigned for which any necessary Consents or Governmental Approvals are not received prior to the Effective Time, the treatment of such Contracts shall, for the avoidance of doubt, be subject to Section 2.7 , to the extent applicable. In addition, the Party retaining such Asset or Liability shall, insofar as reasonably possible and to the extent permitted by applicable Law, treat such Asset or Liability in the ordinary course of business in accordance with past practice and take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the Party to which such Asset is to be Transferred or by the Party Assuming such Liability in order to place such Party, insofar as reasonably possible, in the same position as if such Asset or Liability had been Transferred or Assumed as contemplated hereby and so that all of the benefits and burdens relating to such Asset or Liability, including possession, use, risk of loss, potential for gain, and dominion, control and command over such Asset or Liability, are to inure from and after the Effective Time to the member or members of the HLT Group, the HGV Group or the PK Group entitled to the receipt of such Asset or required to Assume such Liability. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Parties agree that, as of the Effective Time, subject to Section 2.2(c ) , to the extent permitted by applicable Law, each Party shall be deemed to have acquired complete and sole beneficial ownership over all of the Assets, together with all rights, powers and privileges incident thereto, and shall be deemed to have Assumed in accordance with the terms of this Agreement all of the Liabilities, and all duties, obligations and responsibilities incident thereto, which such Party is entitled to acquire or required to Assume pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
(c) If and when the Consents, Governmental Approvals and/or conditions, the absence or non-satisfaction of which caused the deferral of Transfer of any Asset or deferral of the Assumption of any Liability pursuant to Section 2.5(a ) , are obtained or satisfied, the Transfer, assignment, Assumption or novation of the applicable Asset or Liability shall be effected in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement (including Section 2.2 ) and/or the applicable Ancillary Agreement, and shall, to the extent possible without the imposition of any substantial cost on any Party, be deemed to be effective as of the Effective Time.
(d) Any costs and expenses incurred after the Effective Time and on or prior to the second anniversary of the Distribution Date to effect any Transfer of Assets (including any entity) or Assumption of Liabilities shall be shared equally between the Parties to which such Transfer of Assets or Assumption of Liabilities relates. Following the second anniversary of the Distribution Date, (i) the Party retaining any Asset (including any entity) contemplated by this Agreement to be Transferred to another Party shall
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not be obligated to expend any money to Transfer such Asset to such other Party unless the necessary funds are advanced, assumed, or agreed in advance to be reimbursed by the Party entitled to such Asset and (ii) the Party required to assume any Liability contemplated by this Agreement to be Assumed by such Party shall not be obligated to expend any money to Assume such Liability unless the necessary funds are advanced, assumed, or agreed in advance to be reimbursed by the Party seeking to be relieved of such Liability. Other than costs and expenses incurred and reimbursed in accordance with the foregoing, nothing in this Section 2.5(d) shall require any member of any Group to incur any material obligation or grant any material concession for the benefit of any member of any other Group in order to effect any transaction contemplated by Section 2.2 or Section 2.5 .
(e) With respect to Assets and Liabilities described in Section 2.5(a ) , each of HLT, PK and HGV shall, and shall cause the members of its respective Group to, (i) treat for all Income Tax purposes (A) the deferred Assets as assets having been Transferred to and owned by the Party entitled to such Assets not later than the Effective Time (or the time of the Internal Distribution of OpCo common stock in the case of Assets intended to be part of the OpCo Contribution) and (B) the deferred Liabilities as liabilities having been Assumed and owned by the Person intended to be subject to such Liabilities not later than the Effective Time (or the time of the Internal Distribution of OpCo common stock in the case of Assets intended to be part of the OpCo Contribution) and (ii) neither report nor take any Income Tax position (on a Tax Return or otherwise) inconsistent with such treatment (unless required by a change in applicable Tax Law, good faith resolution of a Tax Contest relating to Income Taxes or a Final Determination).
Section 2.6. Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments . In connection with, and in furtherance of, the Transfers of Assets and the Assumptions of Liabilities contemplated by this Agreement, the Parties shall execute or cause to be executed, on or after the date hereof by the appropriate entities to the extent not executed prior to the date hereof (but subject to Section 2.5), any Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments necessary to evidence the valid Transfer to the applicable Party or member of such Partys Group of all right, title and interest in and to its accepted Assets and the valid and effective Assumption by the applicable Party of its Assumed Liabilities for Transfers and Assumptions to be effected pursuant to the Laws of one of the states of the United States or, if not appropriate for a given Transfer or Assumption, and for Transfers or Assumptions to be effected pursuant to non-U.S. Laws, in such form as the Parties shall reasonably agree, including the Transfer of real property by mutually acceptable conveyance deeds as may be appropriate and in form and substance as may be required by the jurisdiction in which the real property is located. The Transfer of capital stock shall be effected by means of executed stock powers and notation on the stock record books of the corporation or other legal entities involved, or by such other means as may be required in any non-U.S. jurisdiction to Transfer title to stock and, only to the extent required by applicable Law, by notation on public registries.
Section 2.7. Further Assurances .
(a) In addition to and without limiting the actions specifically provided for elsewhere in this Agreement, including Section 2.5 , each of the Parties shall cooperate with each other and use (and shall cause its respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates to use) commercially reasonable efforts, at and after the Effective Time, to take, or to cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or to cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary on its part under applicable Law or contractual obligations to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.
(b) Without limiting the foregoing, at and after the Effective Time, each Party shall cooperate with the other Parties, and, subject to Section 2.5 , from and after the Effective Time, to execute and deliver, or use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be executed and delivered, all instruments, including instruments of Transfer or title, and to make all filings with, and to obtain all Consents and/or
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Governmental Approvals, any permit, license, Contract, indenture or other instrument (including any Consents or Governmental Approvals), and to take all such other actions as such Party may reasonably be requested to take by any other Party from time to time, consistent with the terms of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, in order to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and the Transfers of the applicable Assets and the assignment and Assumption of the applicable Liabilities and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Without limiting the foregoing, each Party shall, subject to Section 2.5, take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to vest in such other Party such title and such rights as possessed by the transferring Party to the Assets allocated to such other Party under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements, free and clear of any Security Interest, if and to the extent it is practicable to do so.
(c) At or prior to the Effective Time, each of HLT, PK and HGV shall enter into, and/or (where applicable) shall cause a member or members of their respective Group to enter into, the Specified Ancillary Agreements and shall, subject to Section 2.5 , use commercially reasonable efforts to enter into any other Ancillary Agreements and any other Contracts in respect of the Distributions reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby ( provided , however , that for the avoidance of doubt the Managing and Franchising Agreements shall not become effective until after the Distributions).
Section 2.8. Guarantees; Letters of Credit .
(a) Except as otherwise set forth in Section 2.8(b ) , any member of the HLT Group, the PK Group or the HGV Group, as applicable (an Existing Guarantor ), shall remain as the guarantor or obligor under any guarantee and/or letter of credit by such Existing Guarantor in favor of any member of another Group (a Guaranteed Party ) to which it is a party, and the applicable Guaranteed Party shall indemnify and hold harmless the Existing Guarantor for any Indemnifiable Loss arising from or relating thereto (in accordance with the provisions of Article VII ).
(b) With respect to those guarantees and/or letters of credit set forth on Schedule 2.8(b ) , (i) HLT shall (with the reasonable cooperation of the applicable member of the HGV Group or PK Group) use its commercially reasonable efforts to have any member of the HGV Group and/or the PK Group removed as guarantor of or obligor for any HLT Retained Liability to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, including in respect of those guarantees set forth on Schedule 2.8(b)(i ) , to the extent that they relate to HLT Retained Liabilities, (ii) PK shall (with the reasonable cooperation of the applicable member of the HLT Group or HGV Group) use commercially reasonable efforts to have any member of the HLT Group and/or the HGV Group removed as guarantor of or obligor for any Ownership Liability to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, including in respect of those guarantees set forth on Schedule 2.8(b)(ii ) , to the extent that they relate to Ownership Liabilities and (iii) HGV shall (with the reasonable cooperation of the applicable member of the HLT Group or PK Group) use commercially reasonably efforts to have any member of the HLT Group and/or the PK Group removed as guarantor of or obligor for any Timeshare Liability, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, including in respect of those guarantees set forth on Schedule 2.8(b)(iii ) , to the extent that they relate to Timeshare Liabilities.
(c) To the extent required to obtain a release from a guaranty (a Guaranty Release ) in accordance with Section 2.8(b ) :
(i) of any member of the HLT Group, PK and/or HGV shall, as applicable, execute a guaranty agreement substantially in the form of the existing guaranty or such other form as is agreed to by the relevant parties to such guaranty agreement, except to the extent that such existing guaranty contains representations, covenants or other terms or provisions either (A) with which PK or HGV, as the case may be, would be reasonably unable to comply or (B) which would be reasonably expected to be breached;
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(ii) of any member of the PK Group, HLT and/or HGV shall, as applicable, execute a guaranty agreement substantially in the form of the existing guaranty or such other form as is agreed to by the relevant parties to such guaranty agreement, except to the extent that such existing guaranty contains representations, covenants or other terms or provisions either (A) with which HLT or HGV, as the case may be, would be reasonably unable to comply or (B) which would be reasonably expected to be breached; and
(iii) of any member of the HGV Group, HLT and/or PK, shall, as applicable, execute a guaranty agreement substantially in the form of the existing guaranty or such other form as is agreed to by the relevant parties to such guaranty agreement, except to the extent that such existing guaranty contains representations, covenants or other terms or provisions either (A) with which HLT or PK, as the case may be, would be reasonably unable to comply or (B) which would be reasonably expected to be breached.
(d) With respect to any Delayed Removal PK Guarantee (as defined in Schedule 2.8(b)(i)) at any time, or if HLT, PK or HGV has not yet obtained, or caused to be obtained, or is unable to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any required removal of a guarantee as set forth in clauses (b) and (c) of this Section 2.8 , (i) the relevant member of the HLT Group, PK Group or HGV Group, as applicable, that has assumed the underlying Liability with respect to such guarantee shall indemnify and hold harmless the guarantor or obligor for any Indemnifiable Loss arising from or relating thereto (in accordance with the provisions of Article VII ) and shall or shall cause one of its Subsidiaries to, as agent or subcontractor for such guarantor or obligor, pay, perform and discharge fully all the obligations or other Liabilities of such guarantor or obligor thereunder and (ii) each of HLT, PK and HGV, on behalf of themselves and the members of their respective Groups, agree not to renew or extend the term of, increase its obligations under, or Transfer to a third party, any loan, guarantee, lease, contract or other obligation for which another Party or member of such Partys Group is or may be liable without the prior written consent of such other Party, unless all obligations of such other Party and the other members of such Partys Group with respect thereto are thereupon terminated by documentation reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to such Party; provided , however , with respect to leases, in the event a Guaranty Release is not obtained and the relevant beneficiary wishes to extend the term of such guaranteed lease, then such beneficiary shall have the option of extending the term if it provides such security as is reasonably satisfactory to the guarantor under such guaranteed lease.
Section 2.9. Return of Assets and Payments .
(a) In the event that, at any time from and after the Effective Time, any Party (or any member of its Group) discovers that it or one of the members of its Group is the owner of, receives or otherwise comes to possess or benefit from any Asset (including the receipt of payments made pursuant to Contracts and proceeds from accounts receivable with respect to such Asset) or is liable for any Liability that is otherwise allocated to any Person that is a member of one of the other Groups pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (except in the case of any acquisition of Assets or assumption of Liabilities from the other Party for value subsequent to the Effective Time), such Party shall promptly Transfer, or cause to be Transferred, such Asset or Liability to the Person so entitled thereto (and the applicable Party shall cause such entitled Person to accept such Asset or Assume such Liability) for no further consideration. Prior to any such transfer, such Asset shall be held in accordance with the other provisions of Section 2.5 .
(b) After the Effective Time, each Party (or any member of its Group) may receive mail, packages and other communications properly belonging to another Party (or any member of its Group). Accordingly, at all times after the Effective Time, each Party is hereby authorized to receive and open all
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mail, packages and other communications received by such Party that belongs to such other Party, and to the extent that they do not relate to the business of the receiving Party, the receiving Party shall promptly deliver such mail, packages or other communications (or, in case the same also relates to the business of the receiving Party or another Party, copies thereof) to such other Party as provided for in Section 11.6 . The provisions of this Section 2.9(b) are not intended to, and shall not, be deemed to constitute an authorization by any Party to permit the other to accept service of process on its behalf and no Party is or shall be deemed to be the agent of any other Party for service of process purposes.
(c) As between any two Parties (and the members of their respective Group) all payments and reimbursements received after the Effective Time by any Party (or member of its Group) that relate to a Business, Asset or Liability of another Party (or member of its Group), shall be held by such Party in trust for the use and benefit of the Party entitled thereto (at the expense of the Party entitled thereto) and, promptly upon receipt by such Party of any such payment or reimbursement, such Party shall pay or shall cause the applicable member of its Group to pay over to the Party entitled thereto the amount of such payment or reimbursement without right of set-off.
Section 2.10. Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties . EACH OF HLT (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND EACH MEMBER OF THE HLT GROUP), PK (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND EACH MEMBER OF THE PK GROUP), AND HGV (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND EACH MEMBER OF THE HGV GROUP) UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN, IN ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT OR IN ANY CONTINUING ARRANGEMENT, NO PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER AGREEMENT OR DOCUMENT CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS OR OTHERWISE, IS REPRESENTING OR WARRANTING IN ANY WAY AS TO THE ASSETS, BUSINESSES OR LIABILITIES CONTRIBUTED, TRANSFERRED OR ASSUMED AS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, AS TO ANY CONSENTS OR GOVERNMENTAL APPROVALS REQUIRED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH, AS TO THE VALUE OR FREEDOM FROM ANY SECURITY INTERESTS, RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER, ENCUMBRANCE OR LIEN, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR ANY OTHER MATTER CONCERNING, ANY ASSETS OF SUCH PARTY, OR AS TO THE ABSENCE OF ANY DEFENSES OR RIGHT OF SETOFF OR FREEDOM FROM COUNTERCLAIM WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR OTHER ASSET, INCLUDING ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, OF ANY PARTY, OR AS TO THE LEGAL SUFFICIENCY OF ANY CONTRIBUTION, ASSIGNMENT, DOCUMENT, CERTIFICATE OR INSTRUMENT DELIVERED HEREUNDER TO CONVEY TITLE TO ANY ASSET OR THING OF VALUE UPON THE EXECUTION, DELIVERY AND FILING HEREOF OR THEREOF. EXCEPT AS MAY EXPRESSLY BE SET FORTH HEREIN OR IN ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT, ALL SUCH ASSETS ARE BEING TRANSFERRED ON AN AS IS, WHERE IS BASIS (AND, IN THE CASE OF ANY REAL PROPERTY, BY MEANS OF A QUITCLAIM OR SIMILAR FORM DEED OR CONVEYANCE) AND THE RESPECTIVE TRANSFEREES SHALL BEAR THE ECONOMIC AND LEGAL RISKS THAT (I) ANY CONVEYANCE SHALL PROVE TO BE INSUFFICIENT TO VEST IN THE TRANSFEREE GOOD TITLE, FREE AND CLEAR OF ANY SECURITY INTEREST, RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER, ENCUMBRANCE OR LIEN AND (II) ANY NECESSARY CONSENTS OR GOVERNMENTAL APPROVALS ARE NOT OBTAINED OR THAT ANY REQUIREMENTS OF LAWS OR JUDGMENTS ARE NOT COMPLIED WITH.
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ARTICLE III
CERTAIN ACTIONS AT OR PRIOR TO THE DISTRIBUTIONS
Section 3.1. Certificates of Incorporation; By-laws .
(a) PK . On or prior to the Distribution Date, all necessary actions shall be taken to adopt the form of amended and restated certificate of incorporation and form of amended and restated by-laws filed by PK with the Commission as exhibits to the PK Form 10, to be effective as of the Effective Time.
(b) HGV . On or prior to the Distribution Date, all necessary actions shall be taken to adopt the form of amended and restated certificate of incorporation and form of amended and restated by-laws filed by HGV with the Commission as exhibits to the HGV Form 10, to be effective as of the Effective Time.
Section 3.2. Directors .
(a) HLT . On or prior to the Distribution Date, HLT shall take all necessary actions, including procuring the resignations of the directors named on Schedule 3.2(a ) , such that, at the Effective Time, its Board shall include the individuals named on Schedule 3.2(a ) .
(b) PK . On or prior to the Distribution Date, HLT shall take all necessary action to cause the Board of Directors of PK to include, at the Effective Time, the individuals identified in the PK Information Statement as directors of PK.
(c) HGV . On or prior to the Distribution Date, HLT shall take all necessary action to cause the Board of Directors of HGV to include, at the Effective Time, the individuals identified in the HGV Information Statement as directors of HGV.
Section 3.3. Officers .
(a) HLT . On or prior to the Distribution Date, HLT shall take all necessary actions, including procuring the resignations of its officers, such that at the Effective Time its officers shall be the individuals named on Schedule 3.3(a ) .
(b) PK . On or prior to the Distribution Date, HLT shall take all necessary action to cause the individuals identified as such in the PK Information Statement to be officers of PK as of the Effective Time.
(c) HGV . On or prior to the Distribution Date, HLT shall take all necessary action to cause the individuals identified as such in the HGV Information Statement to be officers of HGV as of the Effective Time.
Section 3.4. Resignations and Removals .
(a) PK . On or prior to the Distribution Date or as soon thereafter as practicable, (i) HLT shall cause all of its employees and any employees of its Subsidiaries (excluding any employees of any member of the PK Group) to resign or be removed, effective as of the Effective Time, from all positions as officers or directors of any member of the PK Group in which they serve, and (ii) PK shall cause all of its employees and any employees of its Subsidiaries to resign, effective as of the Effective Time, from all positions as officers or directors of any members of the HLT Group or the HGV Group in which they serve.
(b) HGV . On or prior to the Distribution Date or as soon thereafter as practicable, (i) HLT shall cause all of its employees and any employees of its Subsidiaries (excluding any employees of any member of the HGV Group) to resign or be removed, effective as of the Effective Time, from all positions as officers or directors of any member of the HGV Group in which they serve, and (ii) HGV shall cause all of its employees and any employees of its Subsidiaries to resign, effective as of the Effective Time, from all positions as officers or directors of any members of the HLT Group or the PK Group in which they serve.
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(c) No Person shall be required by any Party to resign from any position or office with another Party if such Person is disclosed in the applicable Information Statement as the Person who is to hold such position or office following the applicable Distribution.
Section 3.5. Dividends . Prior to the Distribution Date, PK will declare and pay a cash dividend to HLT (or another member of the HLT Group) in an amount to be mutually agreed by HLT and PK. Prior to the Distribution Date, HGV will declare and pay a cash dividend to HLT (or another member of the HLT Group) in an amount to be mutually agreed by HLT and HGV.
ARTICLE IV
EFFECTING THE DISTRIBUTION; CONDITIONS TO THE DISTRIBUTION
Section 4.1. Stock Dividends to HLT Stockholders .
(a) PK . On the Distribution Date, HLT shall cause the Distribution Agent to distribute all of the outstanding shares of PK Common Stock then owned by HLT to holders of HLT Common Stock on the Distribution Record Date, and to credit the appropriate number of such shares of PK Common Stock to book entry accounts for each such holder or designated transferee or transferees of such holder of PK Common Stock. For stockholders of HLT who own HLT Common Stock through a broker or other nominee, their shares of HLT Common Stock shall be credited to their respective accounts by such broker or nominee. Unless otherwise provided for in the Employee Matters Agreement, each holder of HLT Common Stock on the Distribution Record Date (or such holders designated transferee or transferees) shall be entitled to receive in the PK Distribution one (1) share of PK Common Stock, or such other number of shares of PK Common Stock as shall have been approved by the Board and set forth in the PK Information Statement, for every five (5) shares of HLT Common Stock held by such stockholder; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, HLT shall not distribute any fractional shares of PK Common Stock and instead HLT shall cause the Distribution Agent to aggregate fractional shares to which holders of HLT Common Stock would otherwise be entitled into whole shares, sell the whole shares in the open market at prevailing market prices and distribute the aggregate net cash proceeds from the sales pro rata to each holder of HLT Common Stock who would otherwise have been entitled to receive a fractional share in the PK Distribution. No action by any such stockholder shall be necessary for such stockholder (or such stockholders designated transferee or transferees) to receive the applicable number of shares (and, if applicable, cash in lieu of any fractional shares) of PK Common Stock such stockholder is entitled to in the PK Distribution.
(b) HGV . On the Distribution Date, HLT shall cause the Distribution Agent to distribute all of the outstanding shares of HGV Common Stock then owned by HLT to holders of HLT Common Stock on the Distribution Record Date, and to credit the appropriate number of such shares of HGV Common Stock to book entry accounts for each such holder or designated transferee or transferees of such holder of HGV Common Stock. For stockholders of HLT who own HLT Common Stock through a broker or other nominee, their shares of HGV Common Stock shall be credited to their respective accounts by such broker or nominee. Unless otherwise provided for in the Employee Matters Agreement, each holder of HLT Common Stock on the Distribution Record Date (or such holders designated transferee or transferees) shall be entitled to receive in the HGV Distribution one (1) share of HGV Common Stock, or such other number of shares of HGV Common Stock as shall have been approved by the Board and set forth in the HGV Information Statement, for every ten (10) shares of HLT Common Stock held by such
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stockholder; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, HLT shall not distribute any fractional shares of HGV Common Stock and instead HLT shall cause the Distribution Agent to aggregate fractional shares to which holders of HLT Common Stock would otherwise be entitled into whole shares, sell the whole shares in the open market at prevailing market prices and distribute the aggregate net cash proceeds from the sales pro rata to each holder of HLT Common Stock who would otherwise have been entitled to receive a fractional share in the HGV Distribution. No action by any such stockholder shall be necessary for such stockholder (or such stockholders designated transferee or transferees) to receive the applicable number of shares (and, if applicable, cash in lieu of any fractional shares) of HGV Common Stock such stockholder is entitled to in the HGV Distribution.
Section 4.2. Actions in Connection with the Distribution .
(a) Prior to the Distribution Date, each of PK and HGV shall file such amendments and supplements to their respective Form 10s as HLT may reasonably request, and such amendments as may be necessary in order to cause the same to become and remain effective as required by Law, including filing such amendments and supplements to their respective Form 10s as may be required by the Commission or federal, state or foreign securities Laws. Each of PK and HGV shall mail to the holders of HLT Common Stock, at such time on or prior to the Distribution Date as HLT shall determine, a Notice of Internet Availability of Information Statement Materials, as well as any other information concerning PK or HGV, as applicable, their business, operations and management, the Plan of Reorganization, the PK Distribution or HGV Distribution, as applicable, and such other matters as HLT shall reasonably determine are necessary and as may be required by Law. Promptly after receiving a request from HLT, to the extent requested, each of PK and HGV shall prepare and, in accordance with applicable Law, file with the Commission any such documentation that HLT reasonably determines is necessary or desirable to effectuate the applicable Distribution, and HLT, PK and HGV shall each use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all necessary approvals from the Commission with respect thereto as soon as practicable.
(b) Each of PK and HGV shall use commercially reasonable efforts in preparing, filing with the Commission and causing to become effective, as soon as reasonably practicable (but in any case prior to the Effective Time), effective registration statements or amendments thereof which are required in connection with the establishment of, or amendments to, any employee benefit plans of such Party.
(c) To the extent not already approved and effective, each of PK and HGV shall use commercially reasonable efforts to have approved and made effective, the respective application for the original listing of the PK Common Stock and HGV Common Stock, as applicable, to be distributed in the applicable Distribution on the NYSE, subject to official notice of distribution.
(d) Each Party shall provide all cooperation reasonably requested by the other Parties that is necessary or desirable in connection with the Financing Arrangements.
(e) Nothing in this Section 4.2 shall be deemed to shift or otherwise impose Liability for any portion of such Form 10s or Information Statements to HLT.
Section 4.3. Sole Discretion of HLT . HLT shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, determine the Distribution Date, the Effective Time and all other terms of the Distribution, including the form, structure and terms of any transactions and/or offerings to effect the Distribution and the timing of and conditions to the consummation thereof. In addition, HLT may, in accordance with Section 11.10, at any time and from time to time until the completion of the Distribution decide to abandon the PK Distribution and/or the HGV Distribution or modify or change the terms of the PK Distribution and/or the HGV Distribution, including by accelerating or delaying the timing of the consummation of all or part of the Distribution. Without limiting the foregoing, HLT shall have the right not to complete the Distribution if, at any time prior to the Effective Time, the Board shall have determined, in its sole discretion, that the Distribution is not in the best interests of HLT or its stockholders.
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Section 4.4. Conditions to the Distribution . Subject to Section 4.3 , the following are conditions to the consummation of the Distribution. The conditions are for the sole benefit of HLT and shall not give rise to or create any duty on the part of HLT or the Board to waive or not waive any such condition.
(a) The applicable Form 10 shall have been declared effective by the Commission, no stop order suspending the effectiveness thereof shall be in effect, no proceedings for such purpose shall be pending before or threatened by the Commission, and the applicable Information Statement (or applicable Notice of Internet Availability of Information Statement Materials) shall have been mailed to the holders of HLT Common Stock;
(b) With respect to the (i) PK Distribution, the PK Common Stock to be delivered in the PK Distribution shall have been approved for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of distribution and (ii) HGV Distribution, the HGV Common Stock to be delivered in the HGV Distribution shall have been approved for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of distribution;
(c) Prior to the Distribution Date, HLT shall have obtained an opinion from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, its tax counsel, in form and substance satisfactory to HLT (in its sole discretion), to the effect that the Distribution will qualify as a tax-free distribution under Section 355 of the Code;
(d) On or prior to the Distribution Date, Blackstone shall have delivered the Waiver Letter to PK;
(e) Prior to the Distribution Date, with respect to the PK Distribution, PK shall have obtained an opinion from Hogan Lovells US LLP, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to PK, to the effect that, commencing with PKs taxable year ending December 31, 2017, PK should have been organized in conformity with the requirements for qualification as a REIT under the Code, and its proposed method of operation should enable it to meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT;
(f) The IRS Ruling shall not have been revoked or modified in any material respect;
(g) Prior to the Distribution Date, the Board shall have obtained opinions from a nationally recognized valuation firm, in form and substance satisfactory to HLT, with respect to the capital adequacy and solvency of each of HLT, PK and HGV after giving effect to the Distribution;
(h) Any material Governmental Approvals and other Consents necessary to consummate the applicable Distribution or any portion thereof shall have been obtained and be in full force and effect, it being understood that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Governmental Approvals and Consents contemplated by Section 2.5 shall not be deemed necessary to consummate any Distribution;
(i) No order, injunction or decree issued by any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of all or any portion of the applicable Distribution shall be pending, threatened, issued or in effect, and no other event outside the control of HLT shall have occurred or failed to occur that prevents the consummation of all or any portion of the applicable Distribution;
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(j) No other events or developments shall have occurred or failed to occur prior to the Distribution Date that, in the judgment of the Board, would result in the Distribution having a material adverse effect on HLT or its stockholders;
(k) The Financing Arrangements described in the applicable Information Statements as having occurred prior to the Distribution shall have been consummated on or prior to the Distribution;
(l) The Plan of Reorganization shall have been completed, except for such steps as HLT in its sole discretion shall have determined may be completed after the Effective Time;
(m) The actions and events set forth in Sections 3.1 , 3.2 and 3.3 shall have occurred;
(n) The Board shall have approved the Distribution, which approval may be given or withheld at its absolute and sole discretion;
(o) Each Specified Ancillary Agreement shall have been executed by each party thereto.
ARTICLE V
CERTAIN COVENANTS
Section 5.1. Intellectual Property . Each Party shall not use or exploit the Intellectual Property of the other Parties after the Effective Time, except (i) as permitted in the Ancillary Agreements, (ii) as required by applicable Law, (iii) as permitted by the fair use or similar doctrines or defenses, or (iv) for neutral, non-trademark use of the other Parties Trademarks to describe the history of each Partys respective business. Subject to the terms and conditions herein, effective as of the Distribution Date, HLT grants to the Subsidiaries of PK a non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, non-assignable license to continue to use, maintain and renew any corporate or trade name (and related registrations) that (i) contain any Trademarks owned by HLT or its Subsidiaries as of the Distribution Date and (ii) are used as of the Distribution Date as corporate or trade names by Subsidiaries of PK that, as of the Distribution Date, exist and are in good standing. The above license does not give PK and its Subsidiaries the right to (a) file for new registrations containing any Trademarks owned by HLT or its Subsidiaries, (b) use any Trademarks owned by HLT or its Subsidiaries as the corporate, trade or other name of any entity not in existence and good standing as of the Distribution Date, (c) represent to any Person that PK or any of its Subsidiaries is affiliated with or doing business as HLT or an Affiliate thereof or (d) make trademark use of any Trademark owned by HLT or its Subsidiaries or apply to register or register any such Trademarks (as any type of Trademark) or use such Trademarks in any manner other than as set forth above.
Section 5.2. Administration of Specified Shared Expenses . HLT shall be responsible for administering each Specified Shared Expense. Each Party shall be responsible for payment of its Applicable Percentage of any Specified Shared Expense, except with respect to certain Specified Shared Expenses otherwise allocated among the Parties as set forth on Schedule 1.1(98 ). HLT shall invoice each of PK and HGV on a quarterly basis, and PK and HGV shall each promptly following invoice reimburse HLT for its allocable share of such Specified Shared Expenses. In addition, HLT shall, in connection with each invoice, provide a quarterly estimated budget (for informational and planning purposes only) to PK and HGV of Specified Shared Expenses for the following quarter.
Section 5.3. Cooperation . From and after the Effective Time and subject to compliance with the other provisions of this Agreement (including Section 8.6 ) and the Ancillary Agreements, each Party shall, and shall cause each of its respective Affiliates and employees to, (i) provide reasonable cooperation and assistance to each other Party (and any member of their respective Groups) in connection with the completion of the Plan of Reorganization (including assisting in the preparation of the
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Distributions), the Distributions and the other matters contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, (ii) provide knowledge transfer regarding its applicable Business or HLTs historical business at the reasonable request of another Party, (iii) reasonably assist each other Party in the orderly and efficient transition in becoming an independent company to the extent set forth in the Transition Services Agreement and (iv) reasonably assist each other Party to which such Party is providing or has provided services, as applicable, pursuant to the Transition Services Agreement, in connection with requests for information from, audits or other examinations of, such other Party by a Governmental Entity; in each case, except as set forth in Section 2.5 , as may otherwise be agreed to by the Parties in writing or as contemplated by the immediately following sentence, at no additional cost to the Party requesting such assistance other than for the actual out-of-pocket costs (which shall not include the costs of salaries and benefits of employees of such Party or any pro rata portion of overhead or other costs of employing such employees which would have been incurred by such employees employer regardless of the employees service with respect to the foregoing) incurred by any such Party, if applicable. If an employee of one Party is requested to dedicate a significant portion or his or her working time to a project requested by another Party, the Parties agree that (x) during the term of the Transition Services Agreement, such services shall be provided in accordance with the terms of the Transition Services Agreement and (y) after the term of the Transition Services Agreement, such services shall be provided based on the allocated employment cost (including overhead) of such employee. In furtherance of, and without limiting, the foregoing, each Party shall make reasonably available those employees with particular knowledge of any function or service of which another Party was not allocated the employees, agents or consultants involved in such function or service in connection with the Plan of Reorganization (including, employee benefits functions, risk management, etc.) and the Distributions.
Section 5.4. Periodic Meetings . Unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties, at least once during each fiscal quarter during the two (2) year period following the Distribution Date, the Parties shall hold a meeting for the purpose of sharing Information related to this Agreement, any Shared Contingent Liabilities or the preparation of any Partys financial statements. Each Party shall designate between one (1) and three (3) persons as its standing representatives for such meetings. The Managing Party shall be responsible for scheduling such meeting at reasonably consistent and convenient times and on no less than thirty (30) days notice. The Parties standing representatives and others may participate in such meetings in person or other medium by which all participants may hear each other.
Section 5.5. No Solicit; No Hire .
(a) None of HLT, PK or HGV or any member of their respective Groups shall, from the Effective Time through and including the date set forth on Schedule 5.5 , without the prior written consent of the applicable Party, directly or indirectly, recruit, solicit, hire or retain any person who is an employee specified on Schedule 5.5 of any other Party or its Subsidiaries as of the Effective Time or induce, or attempt to induce, any such employee to terminate his or her employment with, or otherwise cease his or her relationship with, any other Party or its Subsidiaries; provided , however , that (i) nothing in this Section 5.5 shall be deemed to prohibit any general solicitation for employment through advertisements and search firms not specifically directed at employees of such other applicable Party or, except with respect to employees defined as CEOs and Directly Reporting Employees on Schedule 5.5 , any hiring as a result thereof, and (ii) the prohibitions of this Section 5.5 shall not apply (A) with respect to employees who have been terminated by a Party and (B) following a Change in Control of HLT, PK or HGV, as applicable, with respect to the employees of such Party. The Parties agree that irreparable damage may occur in the event that the provisions of this Section 5.5 were not performed in accordance with their specific terms. Accordingly, it is hereby agreed that the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court of the United States or any state having jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. In respect of countries whose local Laws declare as invalid or unenforceable
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or prohibit any agreement between employers not to hire Employees (as defined in the Employee Matters Agreement) of the other, the Parties shall not have an agreement not to hire Employees of the other but agree not to actively solicit the services of each others Employees for such period on and after the Effective Time as specified in this Section 5.5 .
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, Change in Control shall mean, with respect to any of HLT, PK or HGV, the occurrence of any one of the following after the Effective Time: (i) the direct or indirect Transfer (other than by way of merger, amalgamation, arrangement or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of HLT, PK or HGV, as applicable, and those of such Partys Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to one or more Persons, other than to such Party or one of such Partys Subsidiaries; (ii) the first day on which a majority of the members of the board of directors of HLT, PK or HGV, as applicable, is not composed of Continuing Directors; (iii) the consummation of any transaction including any merger, amalgamation, arrangement or consolidation the result of which is that any Person becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the voting stock of HLT, PK or HGV, as applicable; (iv) any of HLT, PK or HGV, as applicable, consolidate with, or merge with or into, any Person, or any Person consolidates with, or merges with or into, any of HLT, PK or HGV, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the outstanding voting stock of HLT, PK or HGV, as applicable, or of such other Person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where the shares of such Partys voting stock outstanding immediately prior to such transaction constitute, or are converted into or exchanged for, a majority of the voting stock of the surviving Person immediately after giving effect to such transaction; or (v) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution (other than a liquidation into a newly formed holding company) of HLT, PK or HGV, as applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction described in clause (iii) above will not be deemed to involve a Change in Control if (a) HLT, PK or HGV, as applicable, becomes a direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of a holding company (which shall include a parent company) and (b)(A) the direct or indirect holders of the voting stock of such holding company immediately following that transaction are substantially the same as, and hold in substantially the same proportions as, the holders of such Partys voting stock immediately prior to that transaction or (B) immediately following that transaction no Person (other than a holding company satisfying the requirements of this sentence) is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly of more than 50% of the then outstanding voting stock, measured by voting power, of such holding company. Following any such transaction referred to in the foregoing sentence, references in this definition to HLT, PK or HGV, as applicable, shall be deemed to refer to such holding company. For the purposes of this definition, person and beneficial owner have the meanings used in Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
ARTICLE VI
SHARED CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
Section 6.1. Shared Contingent Liabilities . From and after the Effective Time, except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Article VI or the Tax Matters Agreement (with respect to Taxes) and without limiting the indemnification provisions of Article VII , HLT, PK and HGV shall each be responsible for (i) its Applicable Percentage of any Shared Contingent Liabilities pursuant to and in accordance with the relevant provisions of Article VII and, without duplication, (ii) its Applicable Percentage of any Specified Shared Expenses related to or arising out of any Shared Contingent Liability. Any amounts owed in respect of any Shared Contingent Liabilities other than Specified Shared Expenses (which are addressed pursuant to Section 5.2 ) shall be remitted promptly after the Party entitled to such amount provides an invoice (including reasonable supporting Information with respect thereto and a calculation of the amounts owed by each Party based on such Partys Applicable Percentage) to the Party
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or Parties owing such amount and such costs and expenses shall be included in the calculation of the amount of the applicable Shared Contingent Liability in determining the reimbursement obligations of the other Parties with respect thereto; provided , however , that if so directed by the Party providing the invoice, in lieu of remitting amounts directly to the Party providing the invoice, the owing Party shall remit the owed amount directly to the appropriate third party or parties or to an account established by the invoicing Party for the benefit of the Parties, in which case each Party shall contribute its Applicable Percentage of such amount to such account for the benefit of the Parties. It shall not be a defense to any obligation by any Party to pay any amounts, whether pursuant to this Article VI or in respect of Indemnifiable Losses pursuant to Article VII , in respect of any Shared Contingent Liability that (i) such Party was not consulted in the defense or management thereof, (ii) that such Partys views or opinions as to the conduct of such defense were not accepted or adopted, (iii) that such Party does not approve of the quality or manner of the defense thereof or (iv) that such Shared Contingent Liability was incurred by reason of a settlement rather than by a judgment or other determination of Liability.
Section 6.2. Management of Shared Contingent Liabilities .
(a) Managing Party shall initially mean HLT ; provided , however , another Party may become the Managing Party with respect to any Shared Contingent Liabilities or other matters set forth in this Agreement upon the prior written agreement of each of the Parties.
(b) Except as provided in the Tax Matters Agreement (with respect to management of Tax Contests), the Managing Party shall, on behalf of the other Parties, have sole and exclusive authority to, and shall actively and diligently, commence, prosecute, manage, control, conduct or defend (or assume or conduct the defense of) or otherwise determine all matters whatsoever (including, as applicable, litigation strategy and choice of legal counsel or other professionals) with respect to, on behalf of the other Parties, any Action or Third Party Claim with respect to a Shared Contingent Liability (including with respect to those Shared Contingent Liabilities set forth on Schedule 1.1(97 ) ). The Managing Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to promptly notify the other Parties in the event that it receives notice of any Shared Contingent Liability including any claim or demand relating thereto; provided , that the failure to provide such notice shall not give rise to any rights on the part of the other Parties against the Managing Party or affect any other provision of this Section 6.2 , except to the extent any Party is actually and materially prejudiced thereby in a manner different from any other Party. No Party other than the Managing Party shall consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to any Shared Contingent Liability without the prior written consent of the Managing Party and the other Party. Any settlement by the Managing Party shall be subject to without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(c) The Managing Party shall on a quarterly basis, or if a material development occurs as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, inform the other Parties of the status of and developments relating to any matter involving a Shared Contingent Liability and provide copies of any material document, notices or other materials related to such matters; provided , that the failure to provide any such information shall not be a basis for liability of the Managing Party except and solely to the extent the receiving Party shall have been actually and materially prejudiced thereby in a manner different than any other Party. Each Party shall cooperate fully with the Managing Party in its management of any of such Shared Contingent Liability and shall take such actions in connection therewith that the Managing Party reasonably requests (including providing access to such Partys Records and other Information and employees as set forth in Section 6.3 ).
(d) In the event of any dispute as to whether any Liability is a Shared Contingent Liability as set forth in Section 6.4(b ) , the Managing Party may, but shall not be obligated to, commence prosecution or other assertion of such claim or right pending resolution of such dispute. In the event that the
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Managing Party commences any such prosecution or assertion and, upon resolution of the dispute (pursuant to Article IX or otherwise), it is determined that such Liability is not a Shared Contingent Liability and that such Liability belongs to another Party, pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, the Managing Party shall cease the prosecution or assertion of such right or claim and the applicable Parties shall cooperate to transfer the control thereof to the applicable other Party. In such event, the applicable other Party shall promptly reimburse the Managing Party (or any other Party who has fronted costs and expenses) for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred to such date in connection with the prosecution or assertion of such claim or right (which shall not include the costs of salaries and benefits of employees of the Managing Party or any pro rata portion of overhead or other costs of employing such employees which would have been incurred by such employees employer regardless of the employees service with respect to the foregoing).
Section 6.3. Access to Information; Certain Services; Expenses .
(a) Access to Information and Employees by the Managing Party . Unless otherwise prohibited by Law, in connection with the management and disposition of any Shared Contingent Liability, each of the Parties shall make readily available to and afford to the Managing Party and its authorized accountants, counsel and other designated representatives reasonable access, subject to appropriate restrictions for classified Information, Confidential Information or Privileged Information, to the employees, properties, Records and other Information of such Party and the members of such Partys Group insofar as such access relates to the relevant Shared Contingent Liability; it being understood by the Parties that such access as well as any services provided pursuant to Section 6.3(b) below may require a significant time commitment on the part of such Partys employees and that any such commitment shall not otherwise limit any of the rights or obligations set forth in this Article VI ; it also being understood that such access and such services provided shall not unreasonably interfere with any of such Partys employees normal functions. Nothing in this Section 6.3(a) shall require any Party to violate any agreement with any third party regarding the confidentiality of confidential and proprietary information relating to that third party or its business; provided , however , that in the event that a Party is required to disclose any such Information, such Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to seek to obtain such third partys written consent to the disclosure of such Information.
(b) Certain Services . Each of HLT, PK and HGV shall make available to the others, upon reasonable written request, its and its Subsidiaries officers, directors, employees, counsel and agents to assist in the management (including, if applicable, as witnesses in any Action) of any Shared Contingent Liabilities to the extent that such Persons may reasonably be required in connection with the prosecution, defense or day-to-day management of any Shared Contingent Liability. In respect of the foregoing, Schedule 1.1(97) sets forth certain identified Shared Contingent Liabilities and identifies (but does not limit) those employees and agents who shall assist the Managing Party in its management of such Shared Contingent Liabilities.
(c) Costs and Expenses Relating to Access by the Managing Party . Except as otherwise provided in any Ancillary Agreement, the provision of access and other services pursuant to this Section 6.3 (including by the Managing Party) shall be borne by the Party providing such access and services (other than for actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses, which shall constitute Specified Shared Expenses) and shall be shared by the other Parties accordingly.
(d) Other Specified Shared Expenses . The Managing Party (and the Party or Parties providing assistance to the Managing Party pursuant to Section 6.3(b ) ) shall be entitled, upon presentation of reasonable supporting documentation thereof, to reimbursement by the other Parties (in accordance with their Applicable Percentages) of any out-of-pocket costs and expenses (which shall include, in the case of the Managing Party, the pro rata portion of the costs of salaries and benefits of such employees
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with respect to whom at least 50% of their professional time over a period of one month or greater is dedicated to the management or defense of such Shared Contingent Liability) related to or arising out of defending or managing any such Shared Contingent Liability from PK and HGV, as applicable, from time to time when invoiced, but no more frequently than quarterly, in advance of a final determination or resolution of any Action related to a Shared Contingent Liability. Specified Shared Expenses in respect of Shared Contingent Liabilities shall also include the reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of defending, managing or providing assistance to the Managing Party pursuant to Section 6.3(b) with respect to any Third Party Claim that is a Shared Contingent Liability, which shall include any amounts with respect to a bond, prepayment or similar security or obligation required (or determined to be advisable by the Managing Party) to be posted by the Managing Party in respect of any claim and shall not include the costs of salaries and benefits of employees or any pro rata portion of overhead or other costs of employing such employees which would have been incurred by such employees employer regardless of the employees service with respect to the foregoing).
Section 6.4. Notice Relating to Shared Contingent Liabilities; Disputes .
(a) In the event that any Party or any member of such Partys Group or any of their respective Affiliates, becomes aware of (i) any Liability that may be a Shared Contingent Liability, (ii) any matter or occurrence that has given or could give rise to a Shared Contingent Liability or (iii) any matter that is material and is reasonably relevant to the Managing Partys ongoing or future management, prosecution, defense and/or administration of any Shared Contingent Liability, such Party shall promptly (but in any event within thirty (30) days of becoming aware, unless, by its nature the subject matter of such notice would reasonably require earlier notice) notify each of the Managing Party and the other Party of any such matter (setting forth in reasonable detail the subject matter thereof); provided , however , that no Party shall be liable for the failure to provide such notice except and solely to the extent the Managing Party and the other Party shall have been actually prejudiced as a result of such failure in a manner different than any other Party.
(b) In the event that any Party disagrees whether a claim, obligation or Liability is a Shared Contingent Liability or whether such claim, obligation or Liability is a Liability allocated to one of the Parties pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, then such matter shall be resolved pursuant to and in accordance with the dispute resolution provisions set forth in Article IX .
Section 6.5. Cooperation with Governmental Entity . If, in connection with any Shared Contingent Liability, a Party is required by Law to respond to and/or cooperate with a Governmental Entity, such Party shall be entitled to cooperate and respond to such Governmental Entity after, to the extent practicable under the specific circumstances, consultation with the Managing Party with respect to such Shared Contingent Liability; provided , that to the extent such consultation was not practicable such Party shall promptly inform the Managing Party of such cooperation and/or response to the Governmental Entity and the subject matter thereof. In the event that any Party is requested or required by any Governmental Entity in connection with any Shared Contingent Liability pursuant to written or oral question or request for Information or documents in any legal or administrative proceeding, review, interrogatory, subpoena, investigation, demand, or similar process, such Party shall notify the Managing Party promptly of the request or requirement and such Partys response thereto, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to consult with the Managing Party with respect to the nature of such Partys response to the extent practicable and not in violation of any attorney-client Privilege or legal process.
Section 6.6. Default . In the event that one or more of the Parties defaults in any full or partial payment in respect of any Shared Contingent Liability (as provided in this Article VI and in Article VII ), including the payment of the costs and expenses of the Managing Party, then each non-defaulting Party
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(including HLT) shall be required to pay its relative Applicable Percentage of the amount in default; provided , however , that any such payment by a non-defaulting Party shall in no way release the defaulting Party from its obligations to pay its obligations in respect of such Shared Contingent Liability (both for past and future obligations) and any non-defaulting Party may exercise any available legal remedies available against such defaulting Party.
ARTICLE VII
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 7.1. Release of Pre-Distribution Claims .
(a) Except (i) as provided in Section 7.1(b ) , (ii) as may be otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement and (iii) for any matter for which any Party is entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article VII , each Party (A) for itself and each member of its respective Group, their respective Affiliates as of the Effective Time and all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective Time were directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of their Group (in their respective capacities as such), in each case, together with their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, does hereby remise, release and forever discharge the other Parties and the other members of such other Parties Group, their respective Affiliates and all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective Time were stockholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of such other Parties (in their respective capacities as such), in each case, together with their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, from any and all Liabilities whatsoever, whether at Law or in equity (including any right of contribution), whether arising under any Contract, by operation of Law or otherwise, existing or arising from any acts or events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur or any conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or before the Effective Time, including in connection with the Plan of Reorganization and all other activities to implement the Plan of Reorganization and the Distributions and any of the other transactions contemplated hereunder and under the Ancillary Agreements and (B) in any event will not, and will cause its respective Subsidiaries not to, bring any Action or claim against any member of the other Groups in respect of any such Liabilities.
(b) Nothing contained in Section 7.1(a) shall impair or otherwise affect any right of any Party and, as applicable, a member of such Partys Group, to enforce this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or any agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings contemplated in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement to continue in effect after the Effective Time. In addition, nothing contained in Section 7.1(a) shall release any Person from:
(i) any Liability Assumed, Transferred or allocated to a Party or a member of such Partys Group pursuant to or contemplated by, or any other Liability of any member of such Group under, this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement including (A) with respect to any Shared Contingent Liability, (B) with respect to HLT, any HLT Retained Liability, (C) with respect to PK, any Ownership Liability and (D) with respect to HGV, any Timeshare Liability;
(ii) any Liability for unpaid amounts for products or services or refunds owing on products or services due on a value-received basis for work done by a member of one Group or its Affiliates at the request or on behalf of a member of another Group;
(iii) any Liability provided in or resulting from any other Contract or understanding that is entered into after the Effective Time between any Party (and/or a member of such Partys or Parties Group), on the one hand, and any other Party or Parties (and/or a member of such Partys or Parties Group), on the other hand;
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(iv) any Liability with respect to any Continuing Arrangements set forth on Schedule 1.1(20 ) ; and
(v) any Liability that the Parties may have with respect to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise for claims brought against the Parties by other Persons, which Liability shall be governed by the provisions of this Agreement and, in particular, this Article VII and, if applicable, the appropriate provisions of the Ancillary Agreements.
In addition, nothing contained in Section 7.1(a) shall release HLT from indemnifying any director, officer or employee of PK and HGV who was a director, officer or employee of HLT or any of its Affiliates prior to the Effective Time or the Distribution Date, as the case may be, to the extent such director, officer or employee is or becomes a named defendant in any Action with respect to which he or she was entitled to such indemnification pursuant to then existing obligations.
(c) Each Party shall not, and shall not permit any member of its Group to, make any claim, demand or offset, or commence any Action asserting any claim or demand, including any claim of contribution or any indemnification, against any other Party or any member of any other Partys Group, or any other Person released pursuant to Section 7.1(a ) , with respect to any Liabilities released pursuant to Section 7.1(a ) .
(d) It is the intent of each Party, by virtue of the provisions of this Section 7.1 , to provide, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, for a full and complete release and discharge of all Liabilities existing or arising from all acts and events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur and all conditions existing or alleged to have existed at or before the Effective Time, whether known or unknown, between or among any Party (and/or a member of such Partys Group), on the one hand, and any other Party or Parties (and/or a member of such Partys or Parties Group), on the other hand (including any contractual agreements or arrangements existing or alleged to exist between or among any such members at or before the Effective Time), except as specifically set forth in Sections 7.1(a) and 7.1(b ) . At any time, at the reasonable request of any other Party, each Party shall cause each member of its respective Group and, to the extent practicable, each other Person on whose behalf it released Liabilities pursuant to this Section 7.1 to execute and deliver releases, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, reflecting the provisions hereof.
Section 7.2. Indemnification by HLT . Except as otherwise specifically set forth in any provision of this Agreement or of any Ancillary Agreement, following the Effective Time, HLT shall and shall cause the other members of the HLT Group to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Ownership Indemnitees and the Timeshare Indemnitees from and against any and all Indemnifiable Losses of the Ownership Indemnitees and the Timeshare Indemnitees, respectively, arising out of, by reason of or otherwise in connection with (a) the HLT Retained Liabilities or alleged HLT Retained Liabilities or (b) any breach by HLT of any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement unless such Ancillary Agreement expressly provides for separate indemnification therein, in which case any such indemnification claims shall be made thereunder. In furtherance of the foregoing, HLT and OpCo shall be jointly and severally liable to any of the Ownership Indemnitees for any and all Indemnifiable Losses of the Ownership Indemnitees arising out of, by reason of or otherwise in connection with the foregoing.
Section 7.3. Indemnification by PK . Except as otherwise specifically set forth in any provision of this Agreement or of any Ancillary Agreement, following the Effective Time, PK shall and shall cause the other members of the PK Group to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Managing and Franchising Indemnitees and the Timeshare Indemnitees from and against any and all Indemnifiable
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Losses of the Managing and Franchising Indemnitees and the Timeshare Indemnitees, respectively, arising out of, by reason of or otherwise in connection with (a) the Ownership Liabilities or alleged Ownership Liabilities or (b) any breach by PK of any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement unless such Ancillary Agreement expressly provides for separate indemnification therein, in which case any such indemnification claims shall be made thereunder. In furtherance of the foregoing, any and all payments by PK or any other members of the PK Group in respect of Indemnifiable Losses of the Managing and Franchising Indemnitees arising out of, by reason of or otherwise in connection with the foregoing shall be made directly to OpCo or one or more of its Subsidiaries.
Section 7.4. Indemnification by HGV . Except as otherwise specifically set forth in any provision of this Agreement or of any Ancillary Agreement, following the Effective Time, HGV shall and shall cause the other members of the HGV Group to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Managing and Franchising Indemnitees and the Ownership Indemnitees from and against any and all Indemnifiable Losses of the Managing and Franchising Indemnitees and the Ownership Indemnitees, respectively, arising out of, by reason of or otherwise in connection with (a) the Timeshare Liabilities or alleged Timeshare Liabilities or (b) any breach by HGV of any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement unless such Ancillary Agreement expressly provides for separate indemnification therein, in which case any such indemnification claims shall be made thereunder.
Section 7.5. Procedures for Indemnification .
(a) Other than with respect to Third Party Claims, which shall be governed by Section 7.5(b ) , and Shared Contingent Liabilities, which shall be governed by Section 6.4 , each Managing and Franchising Indemnitee, Ownership Indemnitee and Timeshare Indemnitee (each, an Indemnitee ) shall notify in writing, with respect to any matter that such Indemnitee has determined has given or could give rise to a right of indemnification under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, the Party which is or may be required pursuant to this Article VII or pursuant to any Ancillary Agreement to make such indemnification (the Indemnifying Party ), within thirty (30) days of such determination, stating the amount of the Indemnifiable Loss claimed, if known, and method of computation thereof, and referring to the provisions of this Agreement in respect of which such right of indemnification is claimed by such Indemnitee or arises; provided , however , that the failure to provide such written notice shall not release the Indemnifying Party from any of its obligations except and solely to the extent the Indemnifying Party shall have been actually prejudiced as a result of such failure. Each such Indemnitee shall provide the applicable Indemnifying Party with reasonable access, upon reasonable prior written notice and during normal business hours, in a manner so as not to unreasonably interfere in any material respect with the normal business operations of such Indemnitee, to its books and records, properties and personnel relating to the claim the Indemnitee has determined has given or could give rise to a right of indemnification under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.
(b) Third Party Claims . If a claim or demand is made against an Indemnitee by any Person who is not a party to this Agreement (a Third Party Claim ) as to which such Indemnitee is or may be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, such Indemnitee shall notify the Indemnifying Party in writing, and in reasonable detail, of the Third Party Claim promptly (and in any event within thirty (30) days) after receipt by such Indemnitee of written notice of the Third Party Claim; provided , however , that the failure to provide notice of any such Third Party Claim pursuant to this or the preceding sentence shall not release the Indemnifying Party from any of its obligations except and solely to the extent the Indemnifying Party shall have been actually prejudiced as a result of such failure. If any Party shall receive notice or otherwise learn of the assertion of a Third Party Claim which may reasonably be determined to be a Shared Contingent Liability, such Party, as appropriate, shall give the Managing Party written notice thereof within thirty (30) days after such Person becomes aware of such Third Party Claim subject to and in compliance with Section 6.4 ; provided , however , that if the first
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notice is a lawsuit or other notice documentation requiring a timely response, such notice documentation shall be delivered immediately (and in any event within five (5) Business Days). Thereafter, the Indemnitee shall deliver to the Indemnifying Party (and, if applicable, to the Managing Party), promptly (and in any event within five (5) Business Days) after the Indemnitees receipt thereof, copies of all notices and documents (including court papers) received by the Indemnitee relating to the Third Party Claim.
(c) Other than in the case of (i) a Shared Contingent Liability (the defense of which shall be assumed and controlled by the Managing Party) or (ii) Taxes addressed in the Tax Matters Agreement, an Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate in the defense of any Third Party Claim and, if it so chooses, to assume the defense thereof, at such Indemnifying Partys own cost and expense and by such Indemnifying Partys own counsel, that is reasonably acceptable (provided that insurer-appointed counsel shall be automatically deemed acceptable) to the applicable Indemnitees, within thirty (30) days of the receipt of such notice from such Indemnitees; provided , however , that the Indemnifying Party shall not be entitled to assume the defense of any Third Party Claim to the extent such Third Party Claim (x) is an allegation of a criminal violation or (y) seeks injunctive relief against the Indemnitee but shall have the right to employ separate counsel to participate in (but not control) the defense, compromise or settlement thereof at its own expense. In connection with the Indemnifying Partys defense of a Third Party Claim, such Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel and to participate in (but not control) the defense, compromise, or settlement thereof, at its own expense and, in any event, shall cooperate with the Indemnifying Party in such defense and make available to the Indemnifying Party, at the Indemnifying Partys expense, all witnesses, pertinent Information, materials and information in such Indemnitees possession or under such Indemnitees control relating thereto as are reasonably required by the Indemnifying Party; provided , however , that in the event of a conflict of interest between the Indemnifying Party and the applicable Indemnitee(s), such Indemnitee(s) shall be entitled to retain, at the Indemnifying Partys expense, separate counsel as required by the applicable rules of professional conduct with respect to such matter; provided , further , that if (A) the Third Party Claim is not a Shared Contingent Liability and (B) the Indemnifying Party has assumed the defense of the Third Party Claim but has specified, and continues to assert, any reservations or exceptions to such defense or to its liability therefor, then, in any such case, the reasonable fees and expenses of one separate counsel for all Indemnitees shall be borne by the Indemnifying Party.
(d) Notwithstanding any assumption of defense of a Third Party Claim by an Indemnifying Party in accordance with Section 7.5(c ) , in the event that in the course of defending such Third Party Claim the Indemnifying Party or another Party shall become aware that the subject matter of such Third Party Claim relates to a Liability of another Party and not to a Liability of such Indemnifying Party, then the Indemnifying Party shall, subject to the prior written consent of the other Party to which such Liability belongs, use commercially reasonable efforts to transfer the defense of such claim to such other Party, and shall thereafter cooperate fully with such other Party in such defense and make available to such other Party, at such Partys expense, all witnesses, pertinent Information, materials and information in such Indemnifying Partys possession or under such Indemnifying Partys control relating to such Third Party Claim as are reasonably required by such other Party.
(e) Other than in the case of a Shared Contingent Liability, if an Indemnifying Party fails for any reason to assume responsibility for defending a Third Party Claim within the time specified, such Indemnitee may defend such Third Party Claim at the cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party. However, the Indemnifying Party shall, subject to the prior written consent of the other Party to which such Liability belongs, use commercially reasonable efforts to transfer the defense of such claim to such other Party, and shall thereafter cooperate fully with such other Party in such defense and make available to such other Party, at such Partys expense, all witnesses, pertinent Information, materials and information in such Indemnifying Partys possession or under such Indemnifying Partys control relating
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to such Third Party Claim as are reasonably required by such other Party. If the Indemnitee is conducting the defense against any such Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall cooperate with the Indemnitee in such defense and make available to the Indemnitee, at the Indemnitees expense, all witnesses, pertinent Information, and material in such Indemnifying Partys possession or under such Indemnifying Partys control relating thereto as are reasonably required by the Indemnitee.
(f) No Indemnitee may settle or compromise any Third Party Claim (with any Shared Contingent Liability governed by Article VI ) without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(g) In the case of a Third Party Claim (including in respect of a Shared Contingent Liability), no Indemnifying Party shall consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement of the Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnitee (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) if the effect thereof is to permit any injunction, declaratory judgment, other order or other non-monetary relief, to be entered, directly or indirectly, against any Indemnitee; it being understood that in the case of a Third Party Claim that is a Shared Contingent Liability, the Managing Party shall be subject to the same requirement to seek the consent of the other Parties in connection with any such judgment or settlement.
(h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article VII , subject to Article VI, the Managing Party shall, on behalf of the other Parties, have sole and exclusive authority to, and shall actively and diligently, commence, prosecute, manage, control, conduct or defend (or assume or conduct the defense of) or otherwise determine all matters whatsoever (including, as applicable, litigation strategy and choice of legal counsel or other professionals) with respect to any Action or Third Party Claim with respect to a Shared Contingent Liability.
(i) Except as otherwise set forth in Section 5.5 , Article VI and Section 8.6 , or as set forth in any Ancillary Agreement, absent fraud or willful misconduct by an Indemnifying Party, the indemnification provisions of this Article VII shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of an Indemnitee for any monetary or compensatory damages or losses resulting from any breach of this Agreement and each Indemnitee expressly waives and relinquishes any and all rights, claims or remedies such Person may have with respect to the foregoing other than under this Article VII against any Indemnifying Party. For the avoidance of doubt, all disputes in respect of this Article VII shall be resolved in accordance with Article IX .
Section 7.6. Cooperation in Defense and Settlement .
(a) With respect to any Third Party Claim that is not a Shared Contingent Liability and that implicates two or more Parties in any material respect due to the allocation of Liabilities, responsibilities for management of defense and related indemnities pursuant to this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements, the applicable Parties agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate fully and maintain a joint defense (in a manner that will preserve for all Parties any Privilege with respect thereto). The Party that is not responsible for managing the defense of any such Third Party Claim shall, upon reasonable request, be consulted with respect to significant matters relating thereto and may, if necessary or helpful, retain counsel to assist in the defense of such claims.
(b) Each of HLT, PK and HGV agrees that at all times from and after the Effective Time, if an Action is commenced by a third party naming two (2) or more Parties (or any member of such Parties respective Groups) as defendants and with respect to which one or more named Parties (or any member of such Partys respective Group) is a nominal defendant and/or such Action is otherwise not a Liability allocated to such named Party under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, then the other Party or Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such nominal defendant to be removed from such Action, as soon as reasonably practicable.
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Section 7.7. Indemnification Payments . Indemnification required by this Article VII shall be made by periodic payments of the amount of Indemnifiable Losses in a timely fashion during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or an Indemnifiable Loss incurred.
Section 7.8. Indemnification Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and Other Amounts .
(a) Any Indemnifiable Loss subject to indemnification pursuant to this Article VII including, for the avoidance of doubt, in respect of any Shared Contingent Liability, shall be calculated (i) net of Insurance Proceeds that actually reduce the amount of the Indemnifiable Loss, (ii) net of any proceeds received by the Indemnitee from any third party for indemnification for such Liability that actually reduce the amount of the Indemnifiable Loss ( Third Party Proceeds ) and (iii) net of any Tax benefits actually realized in accordance with, and subject to, the principles set forth or referred to in Section 7.3 of the Tax Matters Agreement, and increased in accordance with, and subject to, the principles set forth in Section 7.3 of the Tax Matters Agreement. Accordingly, the amount which any Indemnifying Party is required to pay pursuant to this Article VII to any Indemnitee pursuant to this Article VII shall be reduced by any Insurance Proceeds or Third Party Proceeds theretofore actually recovered by or on behalf of the Indemnitee in respect of the related Indemnifiable Loss. If an Indemnitee receives a payment required by this Agreement from an Indemnifying Party in respect of any Indemnifiable Loss (an Indemnity Payment ) and subsequently receives Insurance Proceeds or Third Party Proceeds, then the Indemnitee shall pay to the Indemnifying Party an amount equal to the excess of the Indemnity Payment received over the amount of the Indemnity Payment that would have been due if the Insurance Proceeds or Third Party Proceeds had been received, realized or recovered before the Indemnity Payment was made.
(b) The Parties acknowledge that the indemnification provisions hereof do not relieve any insurer who would otherwise be obligated to pay any claim to pay such claim. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Indemnitee shall use commercially reasonable efforts to seek to collect or recover any Insurance Proceeds and any Third Party Proceeds (other than Insurance Proceeds under an arrangement where future premiums are adjusted to reflect prior claims in excess of prior premiums or Insurance Proceeds under the Excluded Policies) to which the Indemnitee is entitled in connection with any Indemnifiable Loss for which the Indemnitee seeks indemnification pursuant to this Article VII ; provided , that the Indemnitees inability to collect or recover any such Insurance Proceeds or Third Party Proceeds (despite having used commercially reasonable efforts) shall not limit the Indemnifying Partys obligations hereunder.
Section 7.9. Additional Matters; Survival of Indemnities .
(a) The indemnity agreements contained in this Article VII shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of (i) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Indemnitee; (ii) the knowledge by the Indemnitee of Indemnifiable Losses for which it might be entitled to indemnification hereunder; and (iii) any termination of this Agreement following the Effective Time.
(b) The rights and obligations of each Party and their respective Indemnitees under this Article VII shall survive the sale or other Transfer by any Party or its respective Subsidiaries of any Assets or businesses or the assignment by it of any Liabilities, with respect to any Indemnifiable Loss of any Indemnitee related to such Assets, businesses or Liabilities.
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(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event that counsel or independent accountants for a Protected REIT determine that there exists a material risk that any indemnification payments due under this Agreement would be treated as Nonqualifying Income upon the payment of such amounts to the relevant Indemnitee, the amount paid to the Indemnitee pursuant to this Agreement in any tax year shall not exceed the maximum amount that can be paid to the Indemnitee in such year without causing the Protected REIT to fail to meet the REIT Requirements for any tax year, determined as if the payment of such amount were Nonqualifying Income as determined by such counsel or independent accountants to the Protected REIT. If the amount payable for any tax year pursuant to the preceding sentence is less than the amount which the relevant Indemnifying Party would otherwise be obligated to pay to the relevant Indemnitee pursuant to this Agreement (the Expense Amount ), then: (1) the Indemnifying Party shall place the Expense Amount into an escrow account (the Escrow Account ) using an escrow agent and agreement reasonably acceptable to the Indemnitee (which shall include that (y) the amount in the Escrow Account shall be treated as the property of the Indemnifying Party, unless it is released from such Escrow Account to the Indemnitee, and (z) all income earned upon the amount in the Escrow Account shall be treated as the property of the Indemnifying Party and reported, as and to the extent required by applicable Law, by the escrow agent to the Internal Revenue Service ( IRS ), or any other taxing authority, on IRS Form 1099 or 1042S (or other appropriate form) as income earned by the Indemnifying Party whether or not said income has been distributed during such taxable year) and shall not release any portion thereof to the Indemnitee, and the Indemnitee shall not be entitled to any such amount, unless and until the Indemnitee delivers to the Indemnifying Party, at the sole option of the relevant Protected REIT, (i) an opinion (an Expense Amount Tax Opinion ) of the Protected REITs tax counsel to the effect that such amount, if and to the extent paid, would not constitute Nonqualifying Income, (ii) a letter (an Expense Amount Accountants Letter ) from the Protected REITs independent accountants indicating the maximum portion of the Expense Amount that can be paid at that time to the Indemnitee without causing the Protected REIT to fail to meet the REIT Requirements for any relevant taxable year, or (iii) a private letter ruling issued by the IRS to the Protected REIT indicating that the receipt of any Expense Amount hereunder will not cause the Protected REIT to fail to satisfy the REIT Requirements (a REIT Qualification Ruling and, collectively with an Expense Amount Tax Opinion and an Expense Amount Accountants Letter, a Release Document ); (2) pending the delivery of a Release Document by the Indemnitee to the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnitee shall have the right, but not the obligation, to borrow the Expense Amount from the Escrow Account pursuant to a loan agreement reasonably acceptable to the Indemnitee that (i) requires the Indemnifying Party to lend the Indemnitee immediately available cash proceeds in an amount equal to the Expense Amount, and (ii) provides for (A) a commercially reasonable interest rate and commercially reasonable covenants, taking into account the credit standing and profile of the Indemnitee or any guarantor of the Indemnitee, including the Protected REIT, at the time of such loan, and (B) a fifteen (15) year maturity with no periodic amortization; and (3) the Indemnitee shall bear all costs and expenses with respect to the escrow as contemplated by clauses (1) and (2) in this Section 7.9(c ) .
ARTICLE VIII
PRESERVATION OF RECORDS; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; PRIVILEGE
Section 8.1. Preservation of Corporate Records
(a) The Parties shall comply with those document retention policies as shall be set forth on Schedule 8.1(a) hereto or otherwise established and agreed to in writing by their respective authorized officers at or prior to the Effective Time in respect of Records and related matters.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein and other than with respect to Tax Records (in which event the provisions of the Tax Matters Agreement shall govern), if on or before the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Distribution Date HLT (or any Affiliate of HLT) wishes to destroy any Records that were in existence as of the Effective Date, then HLT shall (or shall cause such Affiliate to)
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give sixty (60) days prior written notice, including a reasonable description of the Records it wishes to destroy, to the other Parties and (to the extent permitted by applicable Law) each other Party shall have the right at its option and expense, upon prior written notice given within such sixty (60) day period to the other two Parties, to take possession or make copies of such Records within thirty (30) days after the date such notice is given by such Party to the other Parties, it being understood that in the event both other Parties wish to take possession of such Records, such Parties shall (i) agree on which Party shall be entitled to retain such Records and (ii) share equally the reasonable costs incurred by the other non-destroying Party in making copy of such Records within such thirty (30) day period.
Section 8.2. Financial Statements and Accounting . Each Party agrees to provide the following assistance and reasonable access to its properties, Records, other Information and personnel set forth in this Section 8.2 , (i) at any time, with the consent of the other applicable Party (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) for reasonable business purposes relating to financial reporting and other regulatory obligations (including disclosure obligations) or other obligations to Governmental Entities; (ii) from the Effective Time until the later of (a) March 31, 2019 and (b) completion of each Partys audit for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016, in connection with the preparation and audit of each Partys financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and 2017 (including financial statements for any interim periods), the printing, filing and public dissemination of such financial statements and the audit of each Partys internal controls over financial reporting and managements assessment thereof and managements assessment of each Partys disclosure controls and procedures, if required; (iii) in the event that any Party changes its independent auditors within three (3) years following the Distribution Date, then such Party may request reasonable access on the terms set forth in this Section 8.2 for a period of up to one hundred and eighty (180) days from such change; and (iv) to the extent reasonably necessary to respond (and for the limited purpose of responding) to any written request or official comment from a Governmental Entity, such as in connection with responding to a comment letter from the Commission. Without limiting the foregoing, each Party agrees as follows:
(a) Financial Statements . Each Party shall provide reasonable access to the other Party in accordance with the timing set forth on Schedule 8.2(a) to all Information reasonably required to meet its schedule for the preparation, printing, filing, and public dissemination of its quarterly and annual financial statements and for managements assessment of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures and its internal controls over financial reporting in accordance with Items 307 and 308, respectively, of Regulation S-K and, to the extent applicable to such Party, its auditors audit of its internal controls over financial reporting and managements assessment thereof in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the Commissions and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Boards rules and auditing standards thereunder, if required (such assessments and audit being referred to as the Internal Control Audit and Management Assessments ). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Party shall provide all required financial and other Information with respect to itself and its Subsidiaries to its auditors in a sufficient and reasonable time and in sufficient detail to permit its auditors to take all steps and perform all reviews necessary to provide sufficient assistance, if requested, to each other Partys auditors with respect to Information to be included or contained in such other Partys annual financial statements and to permit such other Partys auditors and management to complete the Internal Control Audit and Management Assessments, for 2016 and 2017.
(b) Access to Personnel and Records . Except to the extent otherwise contemplated by the Ancillary Agreements, each Party shall authorize its respective auditors to make reasonably available to each other Partys auditors (each such other Partys auditors, collectively, the Other Parties Auditors ) both the personnel who performed or are performing the annual audits of such audited Party (each such Party with respect to its own audit, the Audited Party ) and work papers related to the annual audits of such Audited Party (subject to the execution of any reasonable and customary access letters that such Audited Partys auditors may require in connection with the review of such work papers by such Other
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Parties Auditors), in all cases within a reasonable time prior to such Audited Partys auditors opinion date, so that the Other Parties Auditors are able to perform the procedures they reasonably consider necessary to take responsibility for the work of the Audited Partys auditors as it relates to their auditors report on such other Partys financial statements, all within sufficient time to enable such other Party to meet its timetable for the printing, filing and public dissemination of its annual financial statements. Each Party shall make reasonably available to the other Parties and to such Other Parties Auditors and management its personnel and Records and other Information in a reasonable time prior to the Other Parties Auditors opinion date and other Parties managements assessment date so that the Other Parties Auditors and other Parties management are able to perform the procedures they reasonably consider necessary to conduct the Internal Control Audit and Management Assessments for 2016 and 2017.
(c) Annual Reports . Each Party shall deliver to the other Parties a reasonably complete draft of the first report on Form 10-K to be filed with the Commission (or otherwise) that includes its respective financial statements (in the form expected to be covered by the audit report of such Partys independent auditors) for the year ended December 31, 2016 (such reports, collectively, the Annual Reports ), on or prior to the time set forth on Schedule 8.2(c ); provided , however , that each Party may continue to revise its respective Annual Report prior to the filing thereof, which changes shall be delivered to the other Parties as soon as reasonably practicable. Each Party shall notify the other Parties, as soon as reasonably practicable after becoming aware thereof, of any material accounting differences between the financial statements to be included in such Partys Annual Report and the historical audited and unaudited financial statements included, as applicable, in the PK Form 10 or the HGV Form 10 or the Form 8-K to be filed by HLT with the Commission on or about the time of the Distribution. If any such differences are notified by any Party, the Parties shall confer and/or meet as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, and in any event prior to the filing of any Annual Report, to consult with each other in respect of such differences and the effects thereof on the Parties Annual Reports.
(d) Nothing in this Article VIII shall require any Party to violate any agreement with any third party regarding the confidentiality of confidential and proprietary Information relating to that third party or its business; provided , however , that in the event that a Party is required under this Section 8.2 to disclose any such Information, such Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to seek to obtain such third partys written consent to the disclosure of such Information.
Section 8.3. Provision of Corporate Records . Other than in circumstances in which indemnification is sought pursuant to Article VII (in which event the provisions of such Article shall govern) or for matters related to provision of Tax Records (in which event the provisions of the Tax Matters Agreement shall govern) and without limiting the applicable provisions of Article VI , and subject to appropriate restrictions for classified Information, Privileged Information or Confidential Information:
(a) after the Effective Time, upon the prior written request by PK or HGV for specific and identified Information which relates to (x) PK or HGV or the conduct of the Ownership Business or the Timeshare Business, as the case may be, prior to the Effective Time or (y) any Ancillary Agreement to which HLT and one or more of PK and/or HGV are parties, as applicable, HLT shall provide, as soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt of such request, appropriate copies of such Information (or the originals thereof if the Party making the request is the owner of such originals or has a reasonable need for such originals) in the possession or control of HLT or any of its Affiliates or Subsidiaries;
(b) after the Effective Time, upon the prior written request by HLT or HGV for specific and identified Information which relates to (x) HLT or HGV or the conduct of the HLT Retained Business or Timeshare Business, as the case may be, prior to the Effective Time or (y) any Ancillary Agreement to which PK and one or more of HLT and/or HGV are parties, as applicable, PK shall provide, as soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt of such request, appropriate copies of such Information (or the originals thereof if the Party making the request is the owner of such originals or has a reasonable need for such originals) in the possession or control of PK or any of its Subsidiaries; and
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(c) after the Effective Time, upon the prior written request by HLT or PK for specific and identified Information which relates to (x) HLT or PK or the conduct of the HLT Retained Business or Ownership Business, as the case may be, prior to the Effective Time or (y) any Ancillary Agreement to which HGV and one or more of HLT and/or PK are parties, as applicable, HGV shall provide, as soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt of such request, appropriate copies of such Information (or the originals thereof if the Party making the request is the owner of such originals or has a reasonable need for such originals) in the possession or control of HGV or any of its Subsidiaries;
provided that, to the extent any originals (other than originals that are owned by the requesting Party) are delivered to any requesting Party pursuant to this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, such Party shall, at its own expense, return them to the Party having provided such originals within a reasonable time after the need to retain such originals has ceased.
Section 8.4. Witness Services . Except in the event any Parties are opposing one another in an Action, in which case normal discovery rules shall apply, at all times from and after the Effective Time, each of HLT, PK and HGV shall use its commercially reasonable efforts (including as described on Schedule 8.4 ) to make available to the others, upon reasonable written request, its and its Subsidiaries former (to the extent practicable), current (to the extent practicable) and future directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents of such Party as witnesses and any Records or other Information within its control or which it otherwise has the ability to make available (other than materials covered by any Privilege) to the extent that such Persons (giving consideration to business demands of such directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents) or Records or other Information may reasonably be required to testify, in the case of Persons, or be provided, in the case of Records or Information, in connection with the prosecution or defense of any Action in which the requesting Party may from time to time be involved (except for claims, demands or Actions between members of each Group). A Party providing a witness to the other Party under this Section 8.4 shall be entitled to receive from the recipient of such witness services, upon the presentation of invoices therefor, payments for such amounts, relating to supplies, disbursements and other out-of-pocket expenses (which shall not include the costs of salaries and benefits of employees who are witnesses or any pro rata portion of overhead or other costs of employing such employees which would have been incurred by such employees employer regardless of the employees service as witnesses), as may be reasonably incurred and properly paid under applicable Law.
Section 8.5. Reimbursement . Except to the extent otherwise contemplated by this Agreement (including Section 6.3 ) or any Ancillary Agreement, a Party providing Information or access to Information to the other Party under this Article VIII shall be entitled to receive from the recipient, upon the presentation of invoices therefor, payments for such amounts, relating to supplies, disbursements and other out-of-pocket expenses (which shall not include the costs of salaries and benefits of employees of such Party or any pro rata portion of overhead or other costs of employing such employees which would have been incurred by such employees employer regardless of the employees service with respect to the foregoing), as may be reasonably incurred in providing such Information or access to such Information.
Section 8.6. Confidentiality
(a) Except with the prior written consent of the Party to whom the Confidential Information relates (which consent may be withheld in such Partys sole and absolute discretion), each Party shall, and shall cause each of its respective Subsidiaries and the Recipients of such Party and its respective Subsidiaries to (i) hold in strict confidence and (ii) not disclose or, unless otherwise permitted by this
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Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, use any and all Confidential Information (as defined herein) concerning or belonging to the other Parties; provided , that each Party and its Subsidiaries may disclose Confidential Information (A) to its and their respective officers, employees, agents, auditors, attorneys, financial advisors, bankers and other appropriate consultants and advisors ( Recipients ) who have a need to know such Information and are informed of the obligation to hold such Information confidential and in respect of whose failure to comply with such obligations, the applicable Party will be responsible, (B) if any Party or any of its respective Subsidiaries is required or compelled to disclose any such Confidential Information by judicial or administrative process or by other applicable Law or stock exchange rule, (C) as required in connection with any Action by one Party against any other Party, (D) as necessary to permit a Party to prepare and disclose its financial statements, Tax Returns or other required disclosures, (E) as necessary for a Party to enforce its rights or perform its obligations under this Agreementor any Ancillary Agreement (including as necessary to obtain consents from third parties to any of the transactions contemplated hereby), (F) to Governmental Entities in accordance with applicable procurement regulations and contract requirements or (G) to other Persons in connection with their evaluation of, and negotiating and consummating, a potential strategic transaction, to the extent reasonably necessary in connection therewith, provided an appropriate and customary confidentiality agreement has been entered into with the Person receiving such Confidential Information. If any disclosure requirement for Confidential Information arises pursuant to clause (B), (C), (D), (E) or (F) above, each Party, as applicable, shall promptly notify (to the fullest extent permissible by Law) the Party to whom the Confidential Information relates of the existence of such disclosure requirement and shall provide such affected Party a reasonable opportunity to seek an appropriate protective order or other remedy, and reasonably cooperate with such affected Party at the affected Partys expense in obtaining such order or remedy. In the event that such appropriate protective order or other remedy is not obtained, the Party which faces the disclosure requirement shall furnish only that portion of the Confidential Information that is required to be disclosed and shall reasonably cooperate with such affected Party with any steps take by such affected Party to ensure that confidential treatment is accorded such Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Confidential Information of or concerning one or more other Parties, its or their Groups and/or Subsidiaries, to the extent such information is comingled and inseparable from Confidential Information concerning one or more other Parties, its or their Groups and/or Subsidiaries, shall not be the Confidential Information of any such Party, and all concerned Parties may use or disclose it without the consent of any other Party.
(b) The Parties agree that irreparable damage may occur in the event that the provisions of this Section 8.6 were not performed in accordance with their specific terms. Accordingly, it is hereby agreed that the Parties shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, without posting bond or other security, in any court of competent jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
(c) For the avoidance of doubt, the disclosure and sharing of Privileged Information shall be governed by Section 8.7 and not by this Section 8.6 . The provisions of this Section 8.6 shall survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement.
Section 8.7. Privilege Matters .
(a) Pre-Separation Services . The Parties recognize that legal and other professional services that have been and will be provided prior to the Effective Time have been and will be rendered for the collective benefit of each of the members of the HLT Group, the PK Group and the HGV Group, and that each of the members of the HLT Group, the PK Group and the HGV Group should be deemed to be the client with respect to such pre-separation services for the purposes of asserting all privileges, immunities, or other protections from disclosure which may be asserted under applicable Law, including attorney-client privilege, business strategy privilege, joint defense privilege, common interest privilege, and
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protection under the work-product doctrine ( Privilege ). The Parties shall have a shared Privilege with respect to all Information subject to Privilege ( Privileged Information ) which relates to such pre-separation services. For the avoidance of doubt, Privileged Information within the scope of this Section 8.7 includes, but is not limited to, services rendered by legal counsel retained or employed by any Party (or any member of such Partys respective Group), including outside counsel and in-house counsel.
(b) Post-Separation Services . The Parties recognize that legal and other professional services will be provided following the Effective Time to each of HLT, PK and HGV. The Parties further recognize that certain of such post-separation services will be rendered solely for the benefit of HLT, PK or HGV, as the case may be, while other such post-separation services may be rendered with respect to claims, proceedings, litigation, disputes or other matters which involve two or more of HLT, PK or HGV. With respect to such post-separation services and related Privileged Information, the Parties agree as follows:
(i) All Privileged Information relating to any claims, proceedings, litigation, disputes or other matters which involve two or more of HLT, PK or HGV shall be subject to a shared Privilege among the Parties involved in the claims, proceedings, litigation, disputes or other matters at issue;
(ii) Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.7(b)(i ) , Privileged Information relating to post-separation services provided solely to one of HLT, PK or HGV shall not be deemed shared between the Parties, provided , that the foregoing shall not be construed or interpreted to restrict the right or authority of two or more Parties (x) to enter into any further agreement, not otherwise inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, concerning the sharing of Privileged Information or (y) otherwise to share Privileged Information without waiving any Privilege which could be asserted under applicable Law; and
(iii) Each of HLT, PK or HGV shall be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges in connection with Privileged Information which relates solely to the HLT Retained Business, Ownership Business or Timeshare Business, as applicable, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession of or under the control of HLT, PK or HGV, as applicable, or the other Parties (or their respective Affiliates).
(c) The Parties agree as follows regarding all Privileged Information with respect to which the Parties shall have a shared Privilege under Section 8.7(a) or (b ) :
(i) Subject to Section 8.7(c)(iii) and (iv ) , no Party may waive any Privilege which could be asserted under any applicable Law, and in which any other Party has a shared Privilege, without the consent of the other Party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Consent shall be in writing, or shall be deemed to be granted unless written objection is made within ten (10) Business Days after written notice by the requesting Party to the Party whose consent is sought;
(ii) If a dispute arises between or among the Parties or their respective Subsidiaries regarding whether a Privilege should be waived to protect or advance the interest of any Party, each Party agrees that it shall negotiate in good faith, shall endeavor to minimize any prejudice to the rights of the other Parties, and shall not unreasonably withhold consent to any request for waiver by another Party. Each Party specifically agrees that it shall not withhold consent to waive for any purpose except to protect its own legitimate interests;
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(iii) If, within ten (10) Business Days of receipt by the requesting Party of written objection, the Parties have not succeeded in negotiating a resolution to any dispute regarding whether a Privilege should be waived, and the requesting Party determines that a Privilege should nonetheless be waived to protect or advance its interest, the requesting Party shall provide the objecting Party ten (10) Business Days written notice prior to effecting such waiver. Each Party specifically agrees that failure within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of such notice to commence proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin such disclosure under applicable Law shall be deemed full and effective consent to such disclosure; and
(iv) In the event of any litigation or dispute between or among any of the Parties, or any members of their respective Groups, either such Party may waive a Privilege in which the other Party or member of such Group has a shared Privilege, without obtaining the consent of the other Party; provided , that such waiver of a shared Privilege shall be effective only as to the use of Privileged Information with respect to the litigation or dispute between the relevant Parties and/or the applicable members of their respective Groups, and shall not operate as a waiver of the shared Privilege with respect to third parties.
(d) The transfer of all Information pursuant to this Agreement is made in reliance on the agreement of HLT, PK or HGV as set forth in Sections 8.6 and this Section 8.7 , to maintain the confidentiality of Privileged Information and to assert and maintain any applicable Privilege. The access to Information being granted pursuant to Sections 6.3 , 7.6 , 8.2 and 8.3 hereof, the agreement to provide witnesses and individuals pursuant to Sections 6.3 , 7.6 and 8.4 hereof, the furnishing of notices and documents and other cooperative efforts contemplated by Sections 6.5 and 7.6 hereof, and the transfer of Privileged Information between and among the Parties and their respective Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of any Privilege that has been or may be asserted under this Agreement or otherwise.
(e) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Section 8.7 , the Party responsible under the Tax Matters Agreement for controlling a Tax Contest shall have the authority to disclose or not disclose, in its sole discretion, any and all Privileged Information to (i) any Taxing Authority (as defined in the Tax Matters Agreement) conducting a Tax Contest or (ii) to third parties in connection with connection with the defense of a Tax Contest, including expert witnesses, accountants and other advisors, potential witnesses and other parties whose assistance is deemed, in the sole discretion of such Party, to be necessary or beneficial to representing the interests of the Parties hereunder.
Section 8.8. Ownership of Information . Any Information owned by one Party or any of its Subsidiaries that is provided to a requesting Party pursuant to this Article VIII shall be deemed to remain the property of the providing Party (except to the extent set forth in the definitions of HLT Retained Assets, Ownership Assets and Timeshare Assets). Unless specifically set forth herein, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as granting or conferring rights of license or otherwise in any such Information.
Section 8.9. Other Agreements . The rights and obligations granted under this Article VIII are subject to any specific limitations, qualifications or additional provisions on the sharing, exchange or confidential treatment of Information set forth in any Ancillary Agreement.
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ARTICLE IX
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Section 9.1. Negotiation . In the event of a dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (including its interpretation, performance or validity) (collectively, Agreement Disputes ), the general counsels of the relevant Parties (or such other individuals designated thereby) shall negotiate for a maximum of 21 days (or a mutually-agreed extension) (such period of days, the Negotiation Period) from the time of receipt by a Party of written notice of such Agreement Dispute . The relevant Parties shall not assert the defenses of statute of limitations and laches for any delays arising due to the procedures in Sections 9.1 or 9.2.
Section 9.2. Mediation . If the Parties have not timely resolved the Agreement Dispute under Section 9.1, the Parties agree to submit the Agreement Dispute to mediation no later than 10 days following the end of the Negotiation Period, with such mediation to be conducted in accordance with the Mediation Procedure of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution ( CPR ). The Parties to the Agreement Dispute agree to bear equally the CPR and mediators costs . The Parties agree to participate in good faith in the mediation for a maximum of 14 days (or a mutually agreed extension). If the Parties have not timely resolved the Agreement Dispute pursuant to this Section 9.2, either Party may then bring an action in accordance with Sections 9.3 and 9.4 herein.
Section 9.3. Consent to Jurisdiction . Each Party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of (a) the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or (b) if such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, any other state or federal court located within the County of New Castle in the State of Delaware, to resolve any Agreement Dispute that is not resolved pursuant to Sections 9.1 or 9.2. Any judgment of such court may be enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction. Further, notwithstanding Sections 9.1 and 9.2, either Party may apply to the above courts set forth in Section 9.3(a) & 9.3(b) above for a temporary restraining order or similar emergency relief during the process set forth in Sections 9.1 and 9.2. Each of the Parties agrees that service by U.S. registered mail to such Partys respective address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any of the above Actions and irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any Action in accordance with this Section 9.3. Nothing in this Section 9.3 shall limit or restrict the Parties from agreeing to arbitrate any Agreement Dispute pursuant to mutually-agreed procedures.
Section 9.4. Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING ANY AGREEMENT DISPUTE.
Section 9.5. Confidentiality. All information and communications between the Parties relating to an Agreement Dispute and/or under the procedures in Sections 9.1 and 9.2, shall be considered Confidential Information under Section 8.6 herein.
Section 9.6. Continuity of Performance . Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Parties shall continue to perform under this Agreement during the course of dispute resolution under this Article IX with respect to all matters not subject thereto.
Section 9.7. Ancillary Agreements . The provisions of this Article IX (including Section 8.6 as referenced herein) and Section 11.17 ( Governing Law ) shall also apply, mutatis mutandis, to any dispute arising out of or in connection with any Ancillary Agreement (including its interpretation, performance or validity) that does not contain its own dispute resolution provisions. For clarity, for any Ancillary Agreement that contains its own dispute resolution provisions, such provisions shall govern and be interpreted without reference to or incorporation of this Agreement, unless and to the extent such Ancillary Agreement expressly incorporates provisions of this Agreement by reference.
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ARTICLE X
INSURANCE
Section 10.1. Policies and Rights Included Within Assets . (a) The HLT Retained Assets shall include any and all rights of a first named insured under Company Policies where HLT is a first named insured, subject to the terms of such Company Policies and any limitations or obligations of HLT contemplated by this Article X , specifically including rights of indemnity and the right to be defended by or at the expense of the insurer, with respect to all claims, suits, actions, proceedings, injuries, losses, liabilities, damages and expenses incurred or claimed to have been incurred prior to the Effective Time by any party in or in connection with the conduct of the HLT Retained Business or, to the extent any claim is made against HLT or any of its Subsidiaries, the conduct of the Ownership Business or the Timeshare Business, and which claims, suits, actions, proceedings, injuries, losses, liabilities, damages and expenses may arise out of an insured or insurable occurrence under one or more of such Company Policies; provided , however , that nothing in this Section 10.1 shall be deemed to constitute (or to reflect) an assignment of such Policies by HLT.
(b) The Ownership Assets shall include any and all rights of an insured party under each of the Company Policies, subject to Sections 10.9 and 10.10 and to the terms of such Company Policies and any limitations or obligations of PK contemplated by this Article X or Schedule 10.1 , specifically including rights of indemnity and the right to be defended by or at the expense of the insurer, with respect to all claims, suits, actions, proceedings, injuries, losses, liabilities, damages and expenses incurred or claimed to have been incurred prior to the Effective Time by any party in or in connection with the conduct of the Ownership Business or, to the extent any claim is made against PK or any of its Subsidiaries, the conduct of the HLT Retained Business or the Timeshare Business, and which claims, suits, actions, proceedings, injuries, losses, liabilities, damages and expenses may arise out of an insured or insurable occurrence under one or more of such Company Policies; provided , however , that nothing in this clause shall be deemed to constitute (or to reflect) an assignment of such Company Policies, or any of them, to PK.
(c) The Timeshare Assets shall include any and all rights of an insured party under each of the Company Policies, subject to Sections 10.9 and 10.10 and to the terms of such Company Policies and any limitations or obligations of HGV contemplated by this Article X or Schedule 10.1 , specifically including rights of indemnity and the right to be defended by or at the expense of the insurer, with respect to all claims, suits, actions, proceedings, injuries, losses, liabilities, damages and expenses incurred or claimed to have been incurred prior to the Effective Time by any party in or in connection with the conduct of the Timeshare Business or, to the extent any claim is made against HGV or any of its Subsidiaries, the conduct of the HLT Retained Business or the Ownership Business, and which claims, suits, actions, proceedings, injuries, losses, liabilities, damages and expenses may arise out of an insured or insurable occurrence under one or more of such Company Policies; provided , however , that nothing in this clause shall be deemed to constitute (or to reflect) an assignment of such Company Policies, or any of them, to HGV.
Section 10.2. Post-Effective Time Claims .
(a) If, subsequent to the Effective Time, any Person shall assert a claim against PK or any of its Subsidiaries (including where PK or its Subsidiaries are joint defendants with other Persons) with respect to any claim, suit, action, proceeding, injury, loss, liability, damage or expense incurred or claimed to have been incurred prior to the Effective Time in or in connection with the conduct of the Ownership Business or, to the extent any claim is made against PK or any of its Subsidiaries (including where PK or its Subsidiaries are joint defendants with other persons), the conduct of the HLT Retained Business or the Timeshare Business, and which claim, suit, action, proceeding, injury, loss, liability,
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damage or expense may arise out of an insured or insurable occurrence under one or more of the Company Policies, HLT shall act on behalf of all insured parties to assert and manage all claims and to collect any related Insurance Proceeds on behalf of all insured parties under such Company Policy. PK, as an additionally insured party, shall have any and all rights of an additionally insured party under such Company Policy including asserting claims and with respect to such asserted claim, be entitled to rights of indemnity and the right to be defended by or at the expense of the insurer and the right to any applicable Insurance Proceeds thereunder; provided , however , that nothing in this Section 10.2(a) shall be deemed to constitute (or to reflect) an assignment of the Company Policies, or any of them, to PK nor be deemed to override existing policy terms and conditions.
(b) If, subsequent to the Effective Time, any person shall assert a claim against HGV or any of its Subsidiaries (including where HGV or its Subsidiaries are joint defendants with other persons) with respect to any claim, suit, action, proceeding, injury, loss, liability, damage or expense incurred or claimed to have been incurred prior to the Effective Time in or in connection with the conduct of the Timeshare Business or, to the extent any claim is made against HGV or any of its Subsidiaries (including where HGV or its Subsidiaries are joint defendants with other persons), the conduct of the HLT Retained Business or the Ownership Business, and which claim, suit, action, proceeding, injury, loss, liability, damage or expense may arise out of an insured or insurable occurrence under one or more of the Company Policies, HLT shall act on behalf of all insured parties to assert and manage all claims and to collect any related Insurance Proceeds on behalf of all insured parties under such Company Policy. HGV, as an additionally insured party shall have any and all rights of an additionally insured party under such Company Policy including asserting claims and with respect to such asserted claim, be entitled to rights of indemnity and the right to be defended by or at the expense of the insurer and the right to any applicable Insurance Proceeds thereunder; provided , however , that nothing in this Section 10.2(b) shall be deemed to constitute (or to reflect) an assignment of the Company Policies, or any of them, to HGV nor deemed to override existing policy terms and conditions.
Section 10.3. Administration; Other Matters .
(a) Administration . Subject to Section 10.10 , from and after the Effective Time, HLT shall be responsible for Claims Administration under Company Policies with respect to all Insured Claims. Each of PK and HGV shall provide prompt notice to HLT of any claims submitted by them or by their respective Subsidiaries under the Company Policies. Each Party shall be responsible for any amounts of its respective Insured Claims under Company Policies that fall below applicable deductibles or self-insured retentions, and shall be responsible for obtaining or reviewing the appropriateness of releases upon settlement of its respective Insured Claims under Company Policies. HLT shall have the sole right to change any Company Policies; provided that such change may not adversely and disproportionately affect PK or HGV as compared to HLT, without the consent of the adversely and disproportionately affected Party (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). HLT may, with the consent of the other Parties (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), commute or otherwise terminate any Company Policies.
(b) Liability Limitation . HLT, PK and HGV shall not be liable to one another for claims not reimbursed by insurers for any reason not within the control of HLT, PK or HGV, as the case may be, including coinsurance provisions, deductibles, quota share deductibles, exhaustion of aggregates, self-insured retentions, bankruptcy or insolvency of an insurance carrier, Company Policy limitations or restrictions, any coverage disputes, any failure to timely claim by HLT, PK or HGV or any defect in such claim or its processing.
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(c) Maximization of Insurance Proceeds . Each Party agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to maximize available coverage under those Company Policies applicable to it, and to take all commercially reasonable steps to recover from all other responsible parties in respect of an Insured Claim, including, as may be applicable, pursuing recoveries under other insurance policies available to such Party.
Section 10.4. Agreement for Waiver of Conflict and Shared Defense . In the event that Insured Claims of more than one Party exist relating to the same occurrence, the relevant Parties shall jointly defend and waive any conflict of interest to the extent necessary to the conduct of the joint defense. Nothing in this Section 10.4 shall be construed to limit or otherwise alter in any way the obligations of the Parties, including those created by this Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise.
Section 10.5. Agreement for Waiver of Conflict and Insurance Litigation and/or Recovery Efforts . In the event of any Action by any Party (or all of the Parties) to recover or obtain insurance proceeds, or to defend against any Action by an insurance carrier to deny any Policy benefits, all Parties may join in any such Action and be represented by joint counsel and all Parties shall waive any conflict of interest to the extent necessary to conduct any such Action. Nothing in this Section 10.5 shall be construed to limit or otherwise alter in any way the obligations of the Parties, including those created by this Agreement, by operation of Law, or otherwise.
Section 10.6. Directors and Officers Liability Insurance; Fiduciary Liability Insurance; Employment Practices Liability Insurance . HLT agrees that, from and after the Distribution Date to the sixth ( 6 th ) anniversary of the Effective Time, it will maintain in full force and effect the Company Policies identified as Directors & Officers Liability Insurance, Excess Directors & Officers Liability Insurance, Fiduciary Liability Insurance and Employment Practices Liability Insurance on Schedule 10.1 (or, through the purchase of extended discovery, the full benefits and coverage of such Company Policies) and shall not amend the terms of such Policies in a manner materially adverse to any persons covered by such insurance unless it is commercially impossible or unreasonable to maintain such Company Policies as they currently exist due to insurance market conditions. The provisions of this Section 10.6 are intended for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each of the persons covered by those Company Policies referenced in the preceding sentence.
Section 10.7. No Coverage for Post-Effective Occurrences . Each of PK and HGV, on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, acknowledges and agrees that it will have no coverage under the Company Policies for acts or events that occur after the Effective Time, except as provided for in any Ancillary Agreements including under the Managing and Franchise Agreements pursuant to which HLT (or another member of the HLT Group) makes available to PK (or another member of the PK Group) coverage under certain Company Policies to the extent provided for in the applicable Managing and Franchise Agreement.
Section 10.8. Cooperation . The Parties agree to use their commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with respect to the various insurance matters contemplated by this Agreement (including in connection with Company Policies where HLT is an additional or first named insured).
Section 10.9. Excluded Policies . Each of PK and HGV, on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, disclaims any rights that it otherwise may have under the Excluded Policies and agrees not to submit any claim or to pursue any recovery under any Excluded Policy, it being understood that the Excluded Policies are for the sole benefit of HLT and/or other parties.
Section 10.10. HLT as General Agent and Attorney-In-Fact . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, HLT remains the owner and holder of all rights and claims in and to the Company Policies (except with respect to Company Policies made available to PK pursuant to an Ancillary Agreement as set forth in Section 10.7). Should the provisions of Sections 10.1 and 10.2 as
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they pertain to PK and/or HGV be challenged and/or fail their purpose, HLT shall act as agent and attorney-in-fact for PK and HGV and thereby effectuate, on behalf of PK and HGV, the provisions of Sections 10.2(a) and 10.2(b) of this Agreement, provided that, PK or HGV, as the case may be, shall pay HLTs reasonable out-of-pocket costs relating thereto.
Section 10.11. Additional Premiums, Return Premiums and Pro Rata Cancellation Premium Credits . If additional premiums are payable, or return premiums are receivable, on any Company Policies after the Effective Time as a result of an insurance carriers retrospective audit of insured exposure, each of HLT, PK and HGV shall be responsible for its respective share of any such additional premiums, and shall be entitled to receive its respective share of any such return premiums, that are attributable to a change in its or its Subsidiaries insured exposure. If cancellation premium credits are received after the Effective Time in connection with the cancellation of any Company Policies, each of HLT, PK and HGV shall be entitled to receive its Applicable Percentage of such cancellation premium credits.
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 11.1. Complete Agreement; Construction . This Agreement, including the Exhibits and Schedules, and the Ancillary Agreements shall constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all previous negotiations, commitments, course of dealings and writings with respect to such subject matter. In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and any Schedule hereto, the Schedule shall prevail. In the event and to the extent that there shall be a conflict between the provisions of (a) this Agreement and the provisions of any Specified Ancillary Agreement or Continuing Arrangement, such Specified Ancillary Agreement or Continuing Arrangement shall control and (b) this Agreement and any Ancillary Agreement which is not a Specified Ancillary Agreement, this Agreement shall control unless specifically stated otherwise in such Ancillary Agreement. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement: (i) all matters relating to Taxes and Tax Returns of the Parties and their respective Subsidiaries shall be governed exclusively by the Tax Matters Agreement; and (ii) for the avoidance of doubt, in the event of any conflict between this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, on the one hand, and the Tax Matters Agreement, on the other hand, with respect to such matters, the terms and conditions of the Tax Matters Agreement shall govern.
Section 11.2. Ancillary Agreements . Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement is not intended to address, and should not be interpreted to address, the matters specifically and expressly covered by the Ancillary Agreements.
Section 11.3. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in more than one counterpart, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more such counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Parties.
Section 11.4. Survival of Agreements . Except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, all covenants and agreements of the Parties contained in this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement shall survive the Effective Time and remain in full force and effect in accordance with their applicable terms.
Section 11.5. Expenses . Except as otherwise provided (a) in this Agreement (including (i) with respect to costs and expenses incurred after the Effective Time, responsibility for which is allocated pursuant to Section 2.5 , (ii) with respect to Specified Shared Expenses, responsibility for which is allocated pursuant to Section 5.2 , (iii) with respect to Shared Contingent Liabilities, responsibility for
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which is allocated pursuant to Article VI , (iv) with respect to fees and expenses incurred in the preservation of records and access to information, responsibility for which is allocated pursuant to Section 8.1 , Section 8.4 or Section 8.5 , or (v) with respect to fees and expenses incurred in connection with dispute resolution, responsibility for which is allocated pursuant to Article IX ) or (b) in any Ancillary Agreement, the Parties agree that all out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred, or to be incurred and directly related to the Plan of Reorganization, the Distributions and the transactions contemplated hereby (including third party professional fees, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and such other third party fees and expenses incurred on a non-recurring basis directly as a result of the Plan of Reorganization and the Distributions, including expenses set forth on Schedule 11.5 , and excluding the costs of salaries and benefits of employees or any pro rata portion of overhead or other costs of employing such employees which would have been incurred by such employees employer regardless of the employees service with respect to the foregoing) (collectively, Separation Expenses ) shall (A) to the extent set forth on Schedule 11.5 , be paid by HLT and (B) otherwise, be paid by the Party incurring such expenses. For the avoidance of doubt, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreements, each Party shall be responsible for its own internal fees (and reimburse any other Party to the extent such Party has paid such costs and expenses on behalf of the responsible Party), costs and expenses (e.g., salaries of personnel working in its respective Business) incurred following the Distribution Date in connection with the Plan of Reorganization and the Distributions, including any costs and expenses relating to such Partys (or any member of its Groups) Disclosure Documents filed following the Distribution Date in connection with the Plan of Reorganization and the Distributions (including, printing, mailing and filing fees) or any costs and expenses incurred following the Distribution Date with the continued listing of such Partys common stock on the NYSE following the Distribution.
Section 11.6. Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement and, to the extent applicable and unless otherwise provided therein, under each of the Ancillary Agreements shall be in English, shall be in writing and shall be given or made (and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon receipt) by delivery in person, by overnight courier service, by facsimile with receipt confirmed (followed by delivery of an original via overnight courier service) or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 11.6 ):
To HLT or Hilton Domestic Operating Company Inc.:
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.
7930 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 1100
McLean, Virginia 22102
Attn: General Counsel
Facsimile: (703) 883-6188
To PK:
Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.
1600 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1000
McLean, Virginia 22102
Attn: General Counsel
Facsimile: (703) 893-1057
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To HGV:
Hilton Grand Vacations Inc.
6355 MetroWest Boulevard, Suite 180
Orlando, Florida 32835
Attn: General Counsel
Facsimile: (407) 722-3776
Section 11.7. Consents . Any consent required or permitted to be given by any Party to the other Parties under this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by the Party giving such consent and shall be effective only against such Party (and its Group).
Section 11.8. Assignment . This Agreement shall not be assignable, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by any party hereto without the prior written consent of the other Parties (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), and any attempt to assign any rights or obligations arising under this Agreement without such consent shall be void. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement shall be assignable in whole in connection with a merger or consolidation or the sale of all or substantially all the assets of a Party hereto so long as the resulting, surviving or transferee Business Entity assumes all the obligations of the relevant party hereto by operation of law or pursuant to an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the other parties to this Agreement. No assignment permitted by this Section 11.8 shall release the assigning Party from liability for the full performance of its obligations under this Agreement.
Section 11.9. Successors and Assigns . The provisions of this Agreement and the obligations and rights hereunder shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by (and against) the Parties and their respective successors and permitted transferees and assigns.
Section 11.10. Termination and Amendment . Prior to the Effective Time, this Agreement (including Article VII hereof) may be terminated, modified or amended and the Distribution may be amended, modified or abandoned by and in the sole discretion of HLT upon written notice to PK and HGV but without the approval of PK, HGV or the stockholders of HLT. In the event of such termination, no Party shall have any liability of any kind to any other Party or any other Person. Following the Effective Time, this Agreement may not be terminated, modified or amended except by an agreement in writing signed by HLT, PK and HGV.
Section 11.11. Payment Terms .
(a) Except as expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement, any amount to be paid or reimbursed by any Party (and/or a member of such Partys Group), on the one hand, to any other Party or Parties (and/or a member of such Partys or Parties Group), on the other hand, under this Agreement shall be paid or reimbursed hereunder within forty-five (45) days after presentation of an invoice or a written demand therefor and setting forth, or accompanied by, reasonable documentation or other reasonable explanation supporting such amount.
(b) Except as expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement, any amount not paid when due pursuant to this Agreement (and any amount billed or otherwise invoiced or demanded and properly payable that is not paid within forty-five (45) days of such bill, invoice or other demand) shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to LIBOR, from time to time in effect, calculated for the actual number of days elapsed, accrued from the date on which such payment was due up to the date of the actual receipt of payment.
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(c) Except as expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement, a Party (or any member of a Partys Group) may direct that any payment owed such Party (or member of such Partys Group) hereunder or under any Ancillary Agreement be paid directly to another member of the same Group.
Section 11.12. No Circumvention . The Parties agree not to directly or indirectly take any actions, act in concert with any Person who takes an action, or cause or allow any member of any such Partys Group to take any actions (including the failure to take a reasonable action) such that the resulting effect is to materially undermine the effectiveness of any of the provisions of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (including adversely affecting the rights or ability of any Party to successfully pursue indemnification or payment pursuant to Articles VI and VII ).
Section 11.13. Subsidiaries . Each of the Parties shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth herein to be Assumed or otherwise performed by any Subsidiary of such Party or by any entity that becomes a Subsidiary of such Party at and after the Effective Time, to the extent such Subsidiary remains a Subsidiary of the applicable Party.
Section 11.14. Third Party Beneficiaries . Except (i) as provided in Article VII relating to Indemnitees and for the release under Section 7.1 of any Person provided therein, (ii) as provided in Section 10.6 relating to the directors, officers, employees, fiduciaries or agents provided therein and (iii) as specifically provided in any Ancillary Agreement, this Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Parties and should not be deemed to confer upon third parties any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.
Section 11.15. Title and Headings . Titles and headings to sections herein are inserted for the convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
Section 11.16. Exhibits and Schedules .
(a) The Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed with and as an integral part of this Agreement to the same extent as if the same had been set forth verbatim herein. Nothing in the Exhibits or Schedules constitutes an admission of any liability or obligation of any member of the HLT Group, PK Group or HGV Group or any of their respective Affiliates to any third party, nor, with respect to any third party, an admission against the interests of any member of the HLT Group, PK Group or HGV Group or any of their respective Affiliates. The inclusion of any item or liability or category of item or liability on any Exhibit or Schedule is made solely for purposes of allocating potential liabilities among the Parties and shall not be deemed as or construed to be an admission that any such liability exists.
(b) Subject to the prior written consent of the other Parties (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), each Party shall be entitled to update the Schedules from and after the date hereof until the Effective Time.
Section 11.17. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware without reference to any choice-of-law or conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the laws of a different jurisdiction.
Section 11.18. Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The Parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions, the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.
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Section 11.19. Force Majeure . No Party (or any Person acting on its behalf) shall have any liability or responsibility for failure to fulfill any obligation (other than a payment obligation) under this Agreement or, unless otherwise expressly provided therein, any Ancillary Agreement, so long as and to the extent to which the fulfillment of such obligation is prevented, frustrated, hindered or delayed as a consequence of circumstances of Force Majeure. A Party claiming the benefit of this provision shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after the occurrence of any such event: (a) notify the other applicable Parties of the nature and extent of any such Force Majeure condition and (b) use due diligence to remove any such causes and resume performance under this Agreement as soon as feasible.
Section 11.20. Interpretation . The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the Party drafting or causing any instrument to be drafted.
Section 11.21. No Duplication; No Double Recovery . Nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer to or impose upon any Party a duplicative right, entitlement, obligation or recovery with respect to any matter arising out of the same facts and circumstances (including with respect to the rights, entitlements, obligations and recoveries that may arise out of one or more of the following Sections: Article VI ; Section 7.2 ; Section 7.3 ; Section 7.4 ; and Section 7.5 ).
Section 11.22. Tax Treatment of Payments . Unless otherwise required by a Final Determination, this Agreement or the Tax Matters Agreement or otherwise agreed to among the Parties, for U.S. federal Tax purposes, any payment made pursuant to this Agreement (other than any payment of interest pursuant to Section 11.11 ) by: (i) PK to OpCo shall be treated for all Tax purposes as a tax-free contribution by PK to OpCo with respect to its stock occurring immediately before the Internal Distribution of OpCo common stock; (ii) HGV to HLT shall be treated for all Tax purposes as a distribution by HGV to HLT with respect to its stock occurring after HGV is directly owned by HLT and immediately before the HGV Distribution; (iii) OpCo to PK shall be treated for all Tax purposes as a distribution by OpCo to PK with respect to stock of OpCo occurring immediately before the Internal Distribution of OpCo common stock; (iv) HLT to PK shall be treated for all Tax purposes as a tax-free contribution by HLT to PK with respect to its stock occurring immediately before the PK Distribution; (v) HLT to HGV shall be treated for all Tax purposes as a tax-free contribution by HLT to HGV with respect to its stock occurring after HGV is directly owned by HLT and immediately before the HGV Distribution; (vi) PK to HGV shall be treated for all Tax purposes as a tax-free contribution by PK to HGV with respect to its stock occurring immediately before the Internal Distribution of HGV Common Stock; (vii) HGV to PK shall be treated for all Tax purposes as a distribution by HGV to PK with respect to its stock occurring immediately before the Internal Distribution of HGV Common Stock; and in each case, none of the Parties shall take any position inconsistent with such treatment. In the event that a Taxing Authority (as defined in the Tax Matters Agreement) asserts that a Partys treatment of a payment pursuant to this Agreement should be other than as required pursuant to this Agreement (ignoring any potential inconsistent or adverse Final Determination), such Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to contest such challenge.
Section 11.23. No Waiver . No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of any Party, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under the other Ancillary Agreements shall operate as a waiver hereof or thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.
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Section 11.24. No Admission of Liability . The allocation of Assets and Liabilities herein (including on the Schedules hereto) is solely for the purpose of allocating such Assets and Liabilities among HLT, PK and HGV and is not intended as an admission of liability or responsibility for any alleged Liabilities vis-a-vis any third party, including with respect to the Liabilities of any non-wholly owned subsidiary of HLT, PK or HGV.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ W. Steven Standefer |
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Name: | W. Steven Standefer | |
Title: | Senior Vice President | |
PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ Sean DellOrto |
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Name: | Sean DellOrto | |
Title: | EVP, CFO, and Treasurer | |
HILTON GRAND VACATIONS INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ Mark Wang |
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Name: | Mark Wang | |
Title: | President and CEO | |
HILTON DOMESTIC OPERATING COMPANY INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ W. Steven Standefer |
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Name: | W. Steven Standefer | |
Title: | Senior Vice President |
[Distribution Agreement]
Exhibit 3.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC.
The present name of the corporation is Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. (the Corporation ). The Corporation was incorporated under the name Hilton Hotels Corporation by the filing of the original certificate of incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 29, 1946 (such certificate of incorporation as amended and/or amended and restated to the date hereof, the Existing Certificate of Incorporation ). This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, which amends, restates and integrates the provisions of the Existing Certificate of Incorporation, was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and by the written consent of the stockholders in accordance with Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. The Existing Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
ARTICLE I
Section 1.1. Name . The name of the Corporation is Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.
ARTICLE II
Section 2.1. Address . The registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19808; and the name of the Corporations registered agent at such address is Corporation Service Company.
ARTICLE III
Section 3.1. Purpose . The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity, either directly or indirectly through subsidiaries of the Corporation, for which corporations may now or hereafter be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the DGCL ), including, without limitation or obligation, engaging in business as a real estate investment trust ( REIT ) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor statute (the Code ). References to particular sections of the Code shall include any successor provisions.
ARTICLE IV
Section 4.1. Capitalization . The total number of shares of all classes of stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is 6,600,000,000 shares, consisting of (i) 6,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ( Common Stock ) and (ii) 600,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share ( Preferred Stock ). The number of authorized shares of any of the Common Stock or Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL (or any successor provision thereto), and no
vote of the holders of any of the Common Stock or Preferred Stock voting separately as a class shall be required therefor, unless a vote of any such holder is required pursuant to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any series of Preferred Stock).
Upon this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation becoming effective pursuant to the DGCL (the Effective Time ), each share of Common Stock of the Corporation issued immediately prior to the Effective Time will be reclassified into a number of issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock equal to the number of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. issued and outstanding at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on December 15, 2016 divided by five thousand (5,000), without any action required on the part of the Corporation or the holders of such Common Stock. No fractional shares of Common Stock will be issued to any holder in connection with the reclassification of shares of Common Stock provided herein. In lieu of fractional shares, holders of such Common Stock will receive a cash payment equal to the fair value of such fractional shares, as determined in good faith by the Board (as defined below). From and after the Effective Time, stock certificates representing the Common Stock issued immediately prior to the Effective Time, if any, shall represent the number of whole shares of Common Stock into which such Common Stock shall have been reclassified pursuant to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
Section 4.2. Preferred Stock .
(A) The Board of Directors of the Corporation (the Board ) is hereby expressly authorized, by resolution or resolutions, at any time and from time to time, to provide, out of the unissued shares of Preferred Stock, for one or more series of Preferred Stock and, with respect to each such series, to fix the number of shares constituting such series and the designation of such series, the voting powers (if any) of the shares of such series, and the powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, if any, and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of the shares of such series and to cause to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a certificate of designations with respect thereto. The powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of each series of Preferred Stock, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, may differ from those of any and all other series at any time outstanding.
(B) Except as otherwise required by law, holders of a series of Preferred Stock, as such, shall be entitled only to such voting rights, if any, as shall expressly be granted thereto by this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to such series of Preferred Stock).
Section 4.3. Common Stock .
(A) Voting Rights . Each holder of Common Stock, as such, shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock held of record by such holder on all matters on which stockholders generally are entitled to vote; provided , however , that to the fullest extent permitted by law, holders of Common Stock, as such, shall have no voting power with respect to, and shall not be entitled to vote on, any amendment to this Amended and Restated Certificate of
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Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any series of Preferred Stock) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any series of Preferred Stock) or pursuant to the DGCL.
(B) Dividends and Distributions . Subject to applicable law and the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock or any class or series of stock having a preference over or the right to participate with the Common Stock with respect to the payment of dividends and other distributions in cash, property of the Corporation or shares of stock of the Corporation, such dividends and other distributions may be declared and paid on the Common Stock out of the assets of the Corporation that are by law available therefor at such times and in such amounts as the Board in its discretion shall determine. The Board shall endeavor to authorize, and the Corporation shall declare and pay, such dividends and distributions as shall be necessary for the Corporation to qualify as a REIT under the Code (unless the Board has determined that it is no longer in the best interests of the Corporation to continue to be qualified as a REIT). Stockholders shall have no right to any dividend or distribution unless and until declared by the Board, and any such dividend or other distribution shall be subject to any conditions established by the Board in connection with the declaration of any such dividend.
(C) Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up . In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, after payment or provision for payment of the debts and other liabilities of the Corporation and subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of Preferred Stock or any class or series of stock having a preference over or the right to participate with the Common Stock as to distributions upon dissolution or liquidation or winding up, the holders of all outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution ratably in proportion to the number of shares held by each such stockholder.
Section 4.4. Transferable Shares; Preferential Dividends . Notwithstanding any other provision in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, no determination shall be made by the Board nor shall any transaction be entered into by the Corporation that would cause any shares of Capital Stock (as defined in Section 7.1) of the Corporation not to constitute transferable shares or transferable certificates of beneficial interest under Section 856(a)(2) of the Code or that would cause any distribution to constitute a preferential dividend as described in Section 562(c) of the Code, to the extent Section 562(c) is applicable to the Corporation (and any determination or transactions prohibited by this Section 4.4 shall be void ab initio ).
ARTICLE V
Section 5.1. By-Laws . In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by the DGCL, the Board is expressly authorized to make, amend, alter, change, add to or repeal the by-laws of the Corporation (as the same may be amended and/or restated from time to time, the Bylaws) without the assent or vote of the stockholders in any manner not inconsistent with the
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laws of the State of Delaware or this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. The affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the voting power of all the then outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required for the stockholders to make, amend, alter, change, add to or repeal any provision of the Bylaws.
ARTICLE VI
Section 6.1. Board of Directors .
(A) Except as otherwise provided in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the DGCL, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board. The number of directors constituting the entire Board is currently set at nine (9), but, subject to the provisions hereof, may hereafter be increased or decreased only by the Board in accordance with the provisions set forth in the Bylaws, but shall never be fewer than three (3).
(B) Whenever the holders of any one or more series of Preferred Stock issued by the Corporation shall have the right, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more such other series, to elect directors at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, the election, term of office, removal and other features of such directorships shall be governed by the terms of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any series of Preferred Stock) applicable thereto. Notwithstanding Section 6.1(A), the number of directors that may be elected by the holders of any such series of Preferred Stock shall be in addition to the number fixed pursuant to Section 6.1(A) hereof.
(C) Directors of the Corporation need not be elected by written ballot unless the Bylaws shall so provide. Except as otherwise provided in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any series of Preferred Stock) or the Bylaws (as either may be amended and/or restated from time to time), directors of the Corporation shall be elected at each annual meeting of the stockholders and shall serve until the next annual meeting of the stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
Section 6.2. REIT Qualification . The Board, without any action by the stockholders, shall have the authority to cause the Corporation to elect to qualify for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a REIT. Following such election, if the Board determines that it is no longer in the best interests of the Corporation to continue to be qualified as a REIT, the Board, without any action by the stockholders, may revoke or otherwise terminate the Corporations REIT election pursuant to Section 856(g) of the Code or through such other means as the Board determines appropriate. In addition, the Board, without any action by the stockholders of the Corporation shall have and may exercise, on behalf of the Corporation, without limitation, the power to determine, prospectively or retroactively, that compliance with any restriction or limitation on ownership and transfers of shares of stock of the Corporation set forth in Article VII is no longer required in order for the Corporation to qualify as a REIT.
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ARTICLE VII
Section 7.1. Definitions . For purpose of this Article VII, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Beneficial Ownership . The term Beneficial Ownership shall mean ownership of Capital Stock by a Person, whether the interest in the Capital Stock is held directly or indirectly (including by a nominee) by such Person, and shall include interests that would be treated as owned by any Person through the application of Section 544 of the Code, as modified by Sections 856(h)(1)(B) and 856(h)(3) of the Code. The terms Beneficial Owner, Beneficially Owns and Beneficially Owned shall have the correlative meanings.
Business Day . The term Business Day shall mean any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close.
Capital Stock . The term Capital Stock shall mean all classes or series of stock of the Corporation, including, without limitation, Common Stock and Preferred Stock.
Charitable Beneficiary . The term Charitable Beneficiary shall mean one or more beneficiaries of the Charitable Trust as determined pursuant to Section 7.3.7, provided that each such organization must be described in Sections 501(c)(3), 170(b)(1)(A) and 170(c)(2) of the Code.
Charitable Trust . The term Charitable Trust shall mean any trust provided for in Section 7.2.1(b)(i) and Section 7.3.1.
Charitable Trustee . The term Charitable Trustee shall mean the Person unaffiliated with both the Corporation and the relevant Prohibited Owner that is appointed by the Corporation to serve as trustee of the Charitable Trust.
Common Stock Ownership Limit . The term Common Stock Ownership Limit shall mean not more than 4.9% (or such lower amount designated by the Board pursuant to Section 7.2.9) (in value or in number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of the aggregate of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Corporation.
Constructive Ownership . The term Constructive Ownership shall mean ownership of Capital Stock by a Person who is or would be treated as an owner of such shares of Capital Stock either actually or constructively through the application of Section 318 of the Code, as modified by Section 856(d)(5) of the Code. The terms Constructive Owner, Constructively Owns and Constructively Owned shall have the correlative meanings.
Initial Date . The term Initial Date shall mean the first day after the date that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation ( Hilton ), distributes shares of Common Stock to the holders of shares of Hilton common stock.
Market Price . The term Market Price on any date shall mean, with respect to any class or series of outstanding shares of Capital Stock, the Closing Price for such Capital
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Stock on such date. The Closing Price on any date shall mean the last sale price for such Capital Stock, regular way, or, in case no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices, regular way, for such Capital Stock, in either case as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed or admitted to trade on the NYSE or, if such Capital Stock is not listed or admitted to trade on the NYSE, as reported on the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed on the principal national securities exchange on which such Capital Stock is listed or admitted to trading or, if such Capital Stock is not listed or admitted to trade on any national securities exchange, the last quoted price, or, if not so quoted, the average of the high bid and low asked prices in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the principal automated quotation system that may then be in use or, if such Capital Stock is not quoted by any such system, the average of the closing bid and asked prices as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in such Capital Stock selected by the Board or, in the event that no trading price is available for such Capital Stock, the fair market value of the Capital Stock, as determined in good faith by the Board.
Non-Transfer Event . The term Non-Transfer Event shall mean any event or other changes in circumstances other than a purported Transfer, including, without limitation, any change in the value of any Capital Stock and any redemption of any Capital Stock.
NYSE . The term NYSE shall mean the New York Stock Exchange.
Person . The term Person shall mean an individual, corporation, partnership (general or limited), limited liability company, estate, trust (including, without limitation, a trust qualified under Sections 401(a) or 501(c)(17) of the Code), a portion of a trust permanently set aside for or to be used exclusively for the purposes described in Section 642(c) of the Code, association, private foundation within the meaning of Section 509(a) of the Code, joint stock company or other entity and also includes a group as that term is used for purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Preferred Stock Ownership Limit . The term Preferred Stock Ownership Limit shall mean, with respect to any class or series of Preferred Stock, not more than 4.9% (or such lower amount designated by the Board pursuant to Section 7.2.9) (in value or in number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of the aggregate of the outstanding shares of such class or series of Preferred Stock of the Corporation.
Prohibited Owner . The term Prohibited Owner shall mean, with respect to any purported Transfer or Non-Transfer Event, any Person who, but for the provisions of Section 7.2.1, would Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock in excess of the Common Stock Ownership Limit or Preferred Stock Ownership Limit, as applicable, and if appropriate in the context, shall also mean any Person who would have been the record owner of the shares of Capital Stock that the Prohibited Owner would have so owned.
REIT . The term REIT shall mean a real estate investment trust within the meaning of Sections 856 through 859 of the Code.
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Restriction Termination Date . The term Restriction Termination Date shall mean the first day after the Initial Date on which the Board determines that it is no longer in the best interests of the Corporation to attempt to, or continue to, qualify as a REIT or that compliance with the restrictions and limitations on Beneficial Ownership, Constructive Ownership and Transfers of shares of Capital Stock set forth herein is no longer required in order for the Corporation to qualify as a REIT.
Transfer . The term Transfer shall mean any issuance, sale, transfer, gift, assignment, devise or other disposition, as well as any other event that causes any Person to acquire or have Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership, or any agreement to take any such actions or cause any such events, of Capital Stock or the right to vote or receive dividends or distributions on Capital Stock, including (a) a change in the capital structure of the Corporation, (b) a change in the relationship between two or more Persons which causes a change in ownership of Capital Stock by application of Section 544 of the Code, as modified by Section 856(h) of the Code, (c) the granting or exercise of any option or warrant (or any acquisition or disposition of any option or warrant), pledge, security interest, or similar right to acquire Capital Stock, (d) any acquisition or disposition of any securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock or any interest in Capital Stock or any exercise of any such conversion or exchange right and (e) Transfers of interests in other entities that result in changes in Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of Capital Stock; in each case, whether voluntary or involuntary, whether owned of record, Constructively Owned or Beneficially Owned and whether by operation of law or otherwise. The terms Transferring and Transferred shall have the correlative meanings.
Section 7.2. Capital Stock .
Section 7.2.1 Ownership Limitations . During the period commencing on the Initial Date and ending on the Restriction Termination Date:
(a) Basic Restrictions .
(i) (1) No Person, other than a Person exempted from the Common Stock Ownership Limit pursuant to Section 7.2.7, shall Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Common Stock in excess of the Common Stock Ownership Limit unless, as provided in Section 7.2.8, the Board, in its sole and absolute discretion, increases the Common Stock Ownership Limit, in which case no Person shall Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Common Stock in excess of such modified Common Stock Ownership Limit; and
(2) No Person, other than a Person exempted from the Preferred Stock Ownership Limit pursuant to Section 7.2.7, shall Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Preferred Stock in excess of the Preferred Stock Ownership Limit unless, as provided in Section 7.2.8, the Board, in its sole and absolute discretion, increases the Preferred Stock Ownership Limit, in which case no Person shall Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Preferred Stock in excess of such modified Preferred Stock Ownership Limit.
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(ii) No Person shall Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock to the extent that:
(1) such Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of Capital Stock would (or in the sole judgment of the Board, could) result in the Corporation being closely held within the meaning of Section 856(h) of the Code (without regard to whether the ownership interest is held during the last half of a taxable year);
(2) such Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of Capital Stock would (or in the sole judgment of the Board, could) result in (a) the Corporation owning (directly, indirectly or as a result of Constructive Ownership) an interest in a tenant that is described in Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code if the income derived by the Corporation (either directly or indirectly through one or more partnerships or limited liability companies) from such tenant for the taxable year of the Corporation during which such determination is being made would (or in the sole judgment of the Board, could) reasonably be expected to equal or exceed one percent (1%) of the Corporations gross income (as determined for purposes of Section 856(c) of the Code) or (b) any manager or operator of a qualified lodging facility, within the meaning of Section 856(d)(9)(D) of the Code, leased by the Corporation (or any subsidiary of the Corporation) to one of the Corporations taxable REIT subsidiaries failing to qualify as an eligible independent contractor, within the meaning of Section 856(d)(9)(A) of the Code, if, in the case of either clause (a) or (b), the income derived by the Corporation from such tenant or such taxable REIT subsidiary, taking into account any other income of the Corporation that would (or in the sole judgment of the Board, could) not qualify under the gross income requirements of Section 856(c) of the Code, would (or in the sole judgment of the Board, could) cause the Corporation to fail to satisfy any of such gross income requirements; or
(3) such Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of Capital Stock would (or in the sole judgment of the Board, could) result in the Corporation otherwise failing to qualify as a REIT.
(iii) No Person shall Transfer any shares of Capital Stock if, as a result of the Transfer, the Capital Stock would (or in the sole judgment of the Board, could) be Beneficially Owned by fewer than 100 Persons (determined without reference to the rules of attribution under the Code). Subject to Section 7.4 and notwithstanding any other provisions contained herein, any Transfer of Capital Stock (whether or not such Transfer is the result of a transaction entered into through the facilities of the NYSE or any other national securities exchange or automated inter-dealer quotation system) that, if effective, would (or in the sole judgment of the Board, could) result in the Capital Stock being Beneficially Owned by fewer than 100 Persons (determined under the principles of Section 856(a)(5) of the Code) shall be void ab initio , and the intended transferee shall acquire no rights in such shares of Capital Stock.
(iv) No Person shall Beneficially Own shares of Capital Stock to the extent that such Beneficial Ownership of Capital Stock would (or in the sole judgment of the Board, could) result in the Corporation failing to qualify as a domestically controlled qualified investment entity within the meaning of Section 897(h) of the Code.
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(b) Transfer in Trust . If any Transfer of shares of Capital Stock (whether or not such Transfer is the result of a transaction entered into through the facilities of the NYSE or any other national securities exchange or automated inter-dealer quotation system) or Non-Transfer Event occurs which, if effective, would (or in the sole judgment of the Board, could) result in any Person Beneficially Owning or Constructively Owning shares in violation of Section 7.2.1(a)(i), (ii) or (iv),
(i) then that number of shares of Capital Stock the Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of which otherwise would (or in the sole judgment of the Board, could) cause such Person to violate Section 7.2.1(a)(i), (ii) or (iv) (rounded up to the nearest whole share) shall be automatically transferred to a Charitable Trust for the benefit of a Charitable Beneficiary, as described in Section 7.3, effective as of the close of business on the Business Day prior to the date of such Transfer or Non-Transfer Event, and such Person shall acquire no rights in such shares of Capital Stock; or
(ii) if the transfer to the Charitable Trust described in clause (i) of this subparagraph would not be effective for any reason to prevent the violation of Section 7.2.1(a)(i), (ii) or (iv), or would not prevent the Corporation from failing to qualify as a REIT, then the Transfer of that number of shares of Capital Stock that otherwise would cause any Person to violate Section 7.2.1(a)(i), (ii) or (iv) shall be void ab initio , and the intended transferee shall acquire no rights in such shares of Capital Stock.
(iii) in determining which shares of Capital Stock are to be transferred to a Charitable Trust in accordance with this Section 7.2.1(b) and Section 7.3 hereof, unless the Board agrees to a different methodology with a Person who has been granted an exemption from the Common Stock Ownership Limit and/or the Preferred Stock Ownership Limit, shares shall be so transferred to a Charitable Trust in such manner as minimizes the aggregate value of the shares of Capital Stock that are transferred to the Charitable Trust (except as provided in Section 7.2.6) and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, on a pro rata basis.
(iv) to the extent that, upon a transfer of shares of Capital Stock pursuant to this Section 7.2.1(b), a violation of any provision of Section 7.2.1(a) would nonetheless be continuing (as, for example, where the ownership of shares of Capital Stock by a single Charitable Trust would result in the Capital Stock being Beneficially Owned (determined under the principles of Section 856(a)(5) of the Code) by fewer than 100 persons), then shares of Capital Stock shall be transferred to that number of Charitable Trusts, each having a Charitable Trustee and a Charitable Beneficiary or Charitable Beneficiaries that are distinct from those of each other Charitable Trust, such that there is no violation of any provision of Section 7.2.1(a) hereof.
Section 7.2.2 Remedies for Breach . If the Board shall at any time determine in good faith that a Transfer or Non-Transfer Event has taken place that results in a violation of Section 7.2.1(a) or that a Person intends to acquire or has attempted to acquire Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of any shares of Capital Stock in violation of Section 7.2.1(a) (whether or not such violation is intended), the Board shall take such action as it deems advisable to refuse to give effect to or to prevent such Transfer or Non-Transfer Event,
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including, without limitation, causing the Corporation to redeem shares of Capital Stock, refusing to give effect to such Transfer or Non-Transfer Event on the books of the Corporation or instituting proceedings to enjoin such Transfer or Non-Transfer Event; provided , however , that any Transfer or attempted Transfer or Non-Transfer Event in violation of Section 7.2.1(a) shall automatically result in the Transfer to the Charitable Trust described above, and, where applicable, such Transfer (or other event) shall be void ab initio as provided above irrespective of any action (or non-action) by the Board.
Section 7.2.3 Notice of Restricted Transfer . Any Person who acquires or attempts or intends to acquire Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of shares of Capital Stock that will or may violate Section 7.2.1(a), or any Person who would have owned shares of Capital Stock that resulted in a transfer to the Charitable Trust pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.2.1(b), shall immediately give written notice to the Corporation of such event or, in the case of such a proposed or attempted transaction, shall give at least fifteen (15) days prior written notice, and shall provide to the Corporation such other information as the Corporation may request in order to determine the effect, if any, of such acquisition or ownership on the Corporations status as a REIT.
Section 7.2.4 Owners Required To Provide Information . During the period commencing on the Initial Date and ending on the Restriction Termination Date:
(a) upon request by the Corporation, every owner of more than five percent (5%) (or such lower percentage as required by the Code or the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder) of the outstanding shares of Capital Stock, within thirty (30) days after the end of each taxable year, shall give written notice to the Corporation stating the name and address of such owner, the number of shares of Capital Stock Beneficially Owned and a description of the manner in which such shares are held; provided, that a stockholder of record who holds outstanding shares of Capital Stock as nominee for another Person, which other Person is required to include in gross income the dividends or distributions received on such shares (an Actual Owner ), shall give written notice to the Corporation stating the name and address of such Actual Owner and the number of shares of Capital Stock of such Actual Owner with respect to which the stockholder of record is nominee. Each owner shall provide to the Corporation such additional information as the Corporation may request in order to determine the effect, if any, of such Beneficial Ownership on the Corporations status as a REIT and to ensure compliance with the Common Stock Ownership Limit or the Preferred Stock Ownership Limit applicable to such owner; and
(b) each Person who is a Beneficial Owner or Constructive Owner of shares of Capital Stock and each Person (including the stockholder of record) who is holding shares of Capital Stock for a Beneficial Owner or Constructive Owner shall provide to the Corporation such information as the Corporation may request, in good faith, in order to determine the Corporations status as a REIT and to comply with requirements of any taxing authority or governmental authority or to determine such compliance and to ensure compliance with the Common Stock Ownership Limit and the Preferred Stock Ownership Limit.
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Section 7.2.5 Remedies Not Limited . Subject to Sections 6.2 and 7.4 of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, nothing contained in this Section 7.2 shall limit the authority of the Board to take such other action as it deems necessary or advisable to protect the Corporation and the interests of its stockholders in preserving the Corporations status as a REIT.
Section 7.2.6 Ambiguity or Interpretation . In the case of an ambiguity in the application, or question about the interpretation, of any of the provisions of this Section 7.2, Section 7.3 or any definition contained in Section 7.1, the Board shall have the power to determine the application or interpretation of the provisions of this Section 7.2 or Section 7.3 with respect to any situation based on the facts known to it. If Section 7.2 or 7.3 requires an action by the Board and this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation fails to provide specific guidance with respect to such action, the Board shall have the power to determine the action to be taken so long as such action is not contrary to the provisions of Sections 7.1, 7.2 or 7.3.
Section 7.2.7 Exemptions .
(a) Subject to Sections 7.2.1(a)(ii), 7.2.1(a)(iii) and 7.2(a)(iv), the Board may exempt, prospectively or retroactively, a Person from the Common Stock Ownership Limit and/or the Preferred Stock Ownership Limit for purposes of the application of Section 7.2.1(a)(i) if:
(i) the Board determines, in its sole discretion, based on representations and undertakings provided by such Person to the Board and/or other information submitted by such Person to the Board, that either (A) such Person is not an individual for purposes of Section 542(a)(2) of the Code (determined taking into account Section 856(h)(3)(A) of the Code), or (B) such Persons ownership of the maximum amount of Common Stock and/or Preferred Stock permitted under the exemption proposed to be granted could not result in the Corporation being closely held within the meaning of Section 856(h) of the Code (without regard to whether the ownership interest is held during the last half of a taxable year), determined assuming for such purposes that any four other Persons who would be considered individuals for purposes of Section 542(a)(2) of the Code (determined taking into account Section 856(h)(3)(A) of the Code) also would Beneficially Own the maximum amount Preferred Stock and/or Common Stock permitted under this Article VII (determined taking into account any prior exemptions granted under this Section 7.2.7);
(ii) such Person submits to the Board information satisfactory to the Board, in its sole discretion, demonstrating that either (A) no Person who is an individual for purposes of Section 542(a)(2) of the Code (determined taking into account Section 856(h)(3)(A) of the Code) would be considered to Beneficially Own shares of Common Stock in excess of the Common Stock Ownership Limit or shares of Preferred Stock in excess of the Preferred Stock Ownership Limit by reason of such Persons ownership of shares of Common Stock in excess of the Common Stock Ownership Limit or ownership of shares of Preferred Stock in excess of the Preferred Stock Ownership Limit pursuant to the exemption granted under this subparagraph (a), or (B) such Persons ownership of the maximum amount of
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Common Stock and/or Preferred Stock permitted under the exemption proposed to be granted could not result in the Corporation being closely held within the meaning of Section 856(h) of the Code (without regard to whether the ownership interest is held during the last half of a taxable year), determined assuming for such purposes that any four other Persons who would be considered individuals for purposes of Section 542(a)(2) of the Code (determined taking into account Section 856(h)(3)(A) of the Code) also would Beneficially Own the maximum amount Preferred Stock and/or Common Stock permitted under this Article VII (determined taking into account any prior exemptions granted under this Section 7.2.7);
(iii) such Person submits to the Board information satisfactory to the Board, in its sole discretion, demonstrating that clauses (1), (2) and (3) of subparagraph (a)(ii) of Section 7.2.1 will not be violated by reason of such Persons ownership of shares of Common Stock in excess of the Common Stock Ownership Limit or ownership of shares of Preferred Stock in excess of the Preferred Stock Ownership Limit pursuant to the exemption granted under this subparagraph 7.2.7(a); and
(iv) such Person provides to the Board such representations and undertakings, if any, as the Board may, in its sole discretion, require to ensure that the conditions in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) hereof are satisfied and will continue to be satisfied throughout the period during which such Person owns shares of Common Stock in excess of the Common Stock Ownership Limit or shares of Preferred Stock in excess of the Preferred Stock Ownership Limit pursuant to any exemption thereto granted under this subparagraph (a), and such Person agrees that any violation of such representations and undertakings or any attempted violation thereof will result in the application of the remedies set forth in Section 7.2 (including, without limitation, Section 7.2.5) with respect to shares of Common Stock in excess of the Common Stock Ownership Limit or shares of Preferred Stock in excess of the Preferred Stock Ownership Limit with respect to such Person (determined without regard to the exemption granted such Person under this subparagraph (a)).
(b) Prior to granting any exemption pursuant to subparagraph (a), the Board, in its sole and absolute discretion, may require a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service or an opinion of counsel, in either case in form and substance satisfactory to the Board, in its sole and absolute discretion as it may deem necessary or advisable in order to determine or ensure the Corporations status as a REIT; provided , however , that the Board shall not be obligated to require obtaining a favorable ruling or opinion in order to grant an exemption hereunder. In addition, notwithstanding the receipt of any ruling or opinion, the Board may impose such conditions or restrictions as it deems appropriate in connection with granting such exemption.
(c) Subject to Sections 7.2.1(a)(ii), 7.2.1(a)(iii) and 7.2.1(a)(iv), an underwriter that participates in a public offering or a private placement of Capital Stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock) may Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock) in excess of the Common Stock Ownership Limit or the Preferred Stock Ownership Limit, but only to the extent necessary to facilitate such public offering or private placement.
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Section 7.2.8 Increase in Common Stock Ownership Limit or Preferred Stock Ownership Limit . Subject to the limitations provided in Sections 7.2.1(a)(ii), 7.2.1(a)(iii) and 7.2.1(a)(iv) and this Section 7.2.8, the Board may, in its sole and absolute discretion, from time to time increase the Common Stock Ownership Limit or the Preferred Stock Ownership Limit for any one or more Persons; provided , however , that:
(a) the Common Stock Ownership Limit or the Preferred Stock Ownership Limit may not be increased if, after giving effect to such change, either (1) five Persons who are considered individuals pursuant to Section 542 of the Code, as modified by Section 856(h)(3) of the Code, could Beneficially Own, in the aggregate, more than 49.9% of the value of the outstanding shares of Capital Stock (determined taking into account any reduction in the Common Stock Ownership Limit or the Preferred Stock Ownership Limit for other Persons being made contemporaneously pursuant to Section 7.2.9), or (2) either clause (2) or clause (3) of subparagraph (a)(ii) of Section 7.2.1 could be violated by any Person for whom the Common Stock Ownership Limit or the Preferred Stock Ownership Limit is increased by reason of such Persons ownership of Common Stock in accordance with the increased Common Stock Ownership Limit or ownership of Preferred Stock in accordance with the increased Preferred Stock Ownership Limit; and
(b) prior to the modification of the Common Stock Ownership Limit or the Preferred Stock Ownership Limit pursuant to this Section 7.2.8, the Board, in its sole and absolute discretion, may require such opinions of counsel, affidavits, undertakings or agreements as it may deem necessary or advisable in order to determine or ensure the Corporations status as a REIT if the modification of the Common Stock Ownership Limit or the Preferred Stock Ownership Limit were to be made.
Section 7.2.9 Decrease in Common Stock Ownership Limit or Preferred Stock Ownership Limit . The Board may from time to time decrease the Common Stock Ownership Limit or the Preferred Stock Ownership Limit for some or all Persons (including in connection with an increase of the Common Stock Ownership Limit or the Preferred Stock Ownership Limit pursuant to Section 7.2.8 for any one or more Persons); provided , however , that any such decreased Common Stock Ownership Limit and/or Preferred Stock Ownership Limit will not be effective for any Person whose percentage ownership in shares of Common Stock or shares of Preferred Stock, as the case may be, is in excess of such decreased Common Stock Ownership Limit or Preferred Stock Ownership Limit until such time as such Persons percentage ownership of shares of Common Stock or shares of Preferred Stock, as the case may be, equals or falls below the decreased Common Stock Ownership Limit and/or Preferred Stock Ownership Limit but until such time as such Persons percentage ownership of shares of Common Stock or shares of Preferred Stock, as the case may be, falls below such decreased Common Stock Ownership Limit and/or Preferred Stock Ownership Limit, any further acquisition of shares of Common Stock or shares of Preferred Stock, as the case may be, in excess of such decreased Common Stock Ownership Limit and/or Preferred Stock Ownership Limit will be in violation of such decreased Common Stock Ownership Limit and/or Preferred Stock Ownership Limit.
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Section 7.2.10 Legend . Each certificate for shares of Capital Stock shall bear substantially the following legend:
The shares represented by this certificate are subject to restrictions on Beneficial Ownership, Constructive Ownership and Transfer. Subject to certain further restrictions and except as expressly provided in the Corporations Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, (i) no Person may Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Common Stock of the Corporation in excess of 4.9% (in value or in number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of the aggregate of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Corporation; (ii) no Person may Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Preferred Stock of the Corporation in excess of 4.9% (in value or number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of the total outstanding shares of any class or series of Preferred Stock of the Corporation; (iii) no Person may Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock of the Corporation that would result in the Corporation being closely held under Section 856(h) of the Code; (iv) no Person may Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock of the Corporation that would result in (a) the Corporation owning (directly, indirectly or as a result of Constructive Ownership) an interest in a tenant that is described in Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code if the income derived by the Corporation (either directly or indirectly through one or more partnerships or limited liability companies) from such tenant for the taxable year of the Corporation during which such determination is being made would reasonably be expected to equal or exceed one percent (1%) of the Corporations gross income (as determined for purposes of Section 856(c) of the Code) or (b) any manager or operator of a qualified lodging facility, within the meaning of Section 856(d)(9)(D) of the Code, leased by the Corporation (or any subsidiary of the Corporation) to one of the Corporations taxable REIT subsidiaries failing to qualify as an eligible independent contractor, within the meaning of Section 856(d)(9)(A) of the Code, if, in the case of either clause (a) or (b), the income derived by the Corporation from such tenant or such taxable REIT subsidiary, taking into account any other income of the Corporation that would not qualify under the gross income requirements of Section 856(c) of the Code, would cause the Corporation to fail to satisfy any of such gross income requirements; (v) no Person may Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock of the Corporation that would result in the Corporation otherwise failing to qualify as a REIT, (vi) no Person may Transfer shares of Capital Stock of the Corporation if such Transfer would result in shares of Capital Stock of the Corporation being owned by fewer than 100 Persons (as determined under the principles of Section 856(a)(5) of the Code); and (vii) no Person shall Beneficially Own shares of Capital Stock to the extent that such Beneficial Ownership of Capital Stock would result in the Corporation failing to qualify as a domestically controlled qualified investment entity within the meaning of Section 897(h) of the Code. Any Person who Beneficially Owns or Constructively Owns, Transfers or attempts to Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock of the Corporation which causes or will cause a Person to Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock of the Corporation in excess or in violation of the above limitations must immediately notify the Corporation. If certain of the restrictions on Transfer or ownership above are violated, the shares of Capital Stock of the Corporation represented hereby will be automatically Transferred to a Charitable Trustee of a Charitable Trust for the benefit of one or more Charitable Beneficiaries. In addition, the Corporation may take other actions, including
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redeeming Capital Stock upon the terms and conditions specified by the Board in its sole and absolute discretion if the Board determines that ownership or a Transfer or other event may violate the restrictions described above. Furthermore, upon the occurrence of certain events, attempted Transfers in violation of the restrictions described above may be void ab initio . A Person who attempts to Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock in violation of the ownership limitations described above shall have no claim, cause of action or any recourse whatsoever against a transferor of such shares. All capitalized terms in this legend have the meanings defined in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as the same may be amended from time to time, a copy of which, including the restrictions on Transfer and ownership, will be furnished to each holder of shares of Capital Stock of the Corporation on request and without charge. Requests for such a copy may be directed to the Secretary of the Corporation at its principal office.
Instead of the foregoing legend, the certificate may state that the Corporation will furnish a full statement about certain restrictions on transferability to a stockholder on request and without charge.
Section 7.3 Transfer of Shares in Trust .
Section 7.3.1 Ownership in Trust . Upon any purported Transfer or other event described in Section 7.2.1(b) that would result in a transfer of shares of Capital Stock to a Charitable Trust, such shares of Capital Stock shall be deemed to have been transferred to the Charitable Trustee as trustee of a Charitable Trust for the exclusive benefit of one or more Charitable Beneficiaries. Such transfer to the Charitable Trustee shall be deemed to be effective as of the close of business on the Business Day prior to the purported Transfer or other event that results in the Transfer to the Charitable Trust pursuant to Section 7.2.1(b). The Charitable Trustee shall be appointed by the Corporation and shall be a Person unaffiliated with the Corporation and any Prohibited Owner. Each Charitable Beneficiary shall be designated by the Corporation as provided in Section 7.3.7.
Section 7.3.2 Status of Shares Held by the Charitable Trustee . Shares of Capital Stock held by the Charitable Trustee shall be issued and outstanding shares of Capital Stock of the Corporation. The Prohibited Owner shall have no rights in the Capital Stock held by the Charitable Trustee. The Prohibited Owner shall not benefit economically from ownership of any shares held in trust by the Charitable Trustee, shall have no rights to dividends or other distributions and shall not possess any rights to vote or other rights attributable to the shares held in the Charitable Trust. The Prohibited Owner shall have no claim, cause of action, or any other recourse whatsoever against the purported transferor of such shares of Capital Stock.
Section 7.3.3 Dividend and Voting Rights . The Charitable Trustee shall have all voting rights and rights to dividends or other distributions with respect to shares of Capital Stock held in the Charitable Trust, which rights shall be exercised for the exclusive benefit of the Charitable Beneficiary. Any dividend or other distribution paid prior to the discovery by the Corporation that shares of Capital Stock have been transferred to the Charitable Trustee shall be paid with respect to such shares to the Charitable Trustee upon demand and any dividend or
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other distribution authorized but unpaid shall be paid when due to the Charitable Trustee. Any dividends or distributions so paid over to the Charitable Trustee shall be held in trust for the Charitable Beneficiary. The Prohibited Owner shall have no voting rights with respect to shares of Capital Stock held in the Charitable Trust and, subject to Delaware law, effective as of the date that the shares of Capital Stock have been transferred to the Charitable Trustee, the Charitable Trustee shall have the authority (at the Charitable Trustees sole discretion) (i) to rescind as void any vote cast by a Prohibited Owner prior to the discovery by the Corporation that shares of Capital Stock have been transferred to the Charitable Trustee and (ii) to recast such vote in accordance with the desires of the Charitable Trustee acting for the benefit of the Charitable Beneficiary; provided , however , that if the Corporation has already taken irreversible action, then the Charitable Trustee shall not have the authority to rescind and recast such vote. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article VII, until the Corporation has received notification that shares of Capital Stock have been transferred into a Charitable Trust, the Corporation shall be entitled to rely on its share transfer and other shareholder records for purposes of preparing lists of stockholders entitled to vote at meetings, determining the validity and authority of proxies and otherwise conducting votes of stockholders.
Section 7.3.4 Rights Upon Liquidation . Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of or any distribution of the assets of the Corporation, the Charitable Trustee shall be entitled to receive, ratably with each other holder of shares of Capital Stock of the class or series of Capital Stock that is held in the Charitable Trust, that portion of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to the holders of such class or series (determined based upon the ratio that the number of shares of such class or series of Capital Stock held by the Charitable Trustee bears to the total number of shares of such class or series of Capital Stock then outstanding). The Charitable Trustee shall distribute any such assets received in respect of the shares of Capital Stock held in the Charitable Trust in any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of, or distribution of the assets of the Corporation, in accordance with Section 7.3.5.
Section 7.3.5 Sale of Shares by Charitable Trustee . Within twenty (20) days of receiving notice from the Corporation that shares of Capital Stock have been transferred to the Charitable Trust, the Charitable Trustee shall sell the shares held in the Charitable Trust to a person, designated by the Charitable Trustee, whose ownership of the shares will not violate the ownership limitations set forth in Section 7.2.1(a). In connection with any such sale, the Charitable Trustee shall use good faith efforts to sell such shares at a fair market price. Upon such sale, the interest of the Charitable Beneficiary in the shares sold shall terminate and the Charitable Trustee shall distribute the net proceeds of the sale to the Prohibited Owner and to the Charitable Beneficiary as provided in this Section 7.3.5. The Prohibited Owner shall receive the lesser of (1) the price paid by the Prohibited Owner for the shares or, if the Prohibited Owner did not give value for the shares in connection with the event causing the shares to be held in the Charitable Trust ( e.g. , in the case of a gift, devise or other such transaction), the Market Price of the shares on the day of the event causing the shares to be held in the Charitable Trust and (2) the price per share received by the Charitable Trustee (net of any commissions and other expenses of sale) from the sale or other disposition of the shares held in the Charitable Trust. The Charitable Trustee may reduce the amount payable to the Prohibited Owner by the amount of dividends and distributions which have been paid to the Prohibited Owner and are owed by the Prohibited
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Owner to the Charitable Trustee pursuant to Section 7.3.3 of this Article VII. Any net sales proceeds in excess of the amount payable to the Prohibited Owner shall be immediately paid to the Charitable Beneficiary. If, prior to the discovery by the Corporation that shares of Capital Stock have been transferred to the Charitable Trustee, such shares are sold by a Prohibited Owner, then (i) such shares shall be deemed to have been sold on behalf of the Charitable Trust and (ii) to the extent that the Prohibited Owner received an amount for such shares that exceeds the amount that such Prohibited Owner was entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 7.3.5, such excess shall be paid to the Charitable Trustee upon demand. The Charitable Trustee shall have the right and power (but not the obligation) to offer any shares held in trust for sale to the Corporation on such terms and conditions as the Charitable Trustee shall deem appropriate.
Section 7.3.6 Purchase Right in Stock Transferred to the Charitable Trustee . Shares of Capital Stock transferred to the Charitable Trustee shall be deemed to have been offered for sale to the Corporation, or its designee, at a price per share equal to the lesser of (i) the price per share in the transaction that resulted in such transfer to the Charitable Trust (or, in the case of a devise or gift, the Market Price at the time of such devise or gift) and (ii) the Market Price on the date the Corporation, or its designee, accepts such offer. The Corporation may reduce the amount payable to the Prohibited Owner by the amount of dividends and distributions which have been paid to the Prohibited Owner and are owed by the Prohibited Owner to the Charitable Trustee pursuant to Section 7.3.3 of this Article VII. The Corporation may pay the amount of such reduction to the Charitable Trustee for the benefit of the Charitable Beneficiary. The Corporation shall have the right to accept such offer until the Charitable Trustee has sold the shares of Capital Stock held in the Charitable Trust pursuant to Section 7.3.5. Upon such a sale to the Corporation, the interest of the Charitable Beneficiary in the shares sold shall terminate and the Charitable Trustee shall distribute the net proceeds of the sale to the Prohibited Owner and any dividends or other distributions held by the Charitable Trustee will be paid to the Charitable Beneficiary.
Section 7.3.7 Designation of Charitable Beneficiaries . By written notice to the Charitable Trustee, the Corporation shall designate one or more nonprofit organizations to be the Charitable Beneficiary of the interest in the Charitable Trust such that (i) shares of Capital Stock held in the Charitable Trust would not violate the restrictions set forth in Section 7.2.1(a) in the hands of such Charitable Beneficiary and (ii) each such organization must be described in Sections 501(c)(3), 170(b)(1)(A) or 170(c)(2) of the Code.
Section 7.4 NYSE Transactions . Nothing in this Article VII shall preclude the settlement of any transaction entered into through the facilities of the NYSE or any other national securities exchange or automated inter-dealer quotation system. The fact that the settlement of any transaction takes place shall not negate the effect of any other provision of this Article VII (including that such transaction may be void ab initio ) and any transferor and transferee in such a transaction shall be subject to all of the provisions and limitations set forth in this Article VII.
Section 7.5 Enforcement . The Corporation is authorized specifically to seek equitable relief, including injunctive relief, to enforce the provisions of this Article VII.
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Section 7.6 Non-Waiver . No delay or failure on the part of the Corporation or the Board in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver of any right of the Corporation or the Board, as the case may be, except to the extent specifically waived in writing.
Section 7.7 Action by Committee and Delegation of Authority . To the extent delegated by resolution of the Board, or as provided in the Bylaws, any committee of the Board may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board in taking action pursuant to this Article VII.
ARTICLE VIII
Section 8.1. Meetings of Stockholders . For so long as the stockholders affiliated with The Blackstone Group L.P. (collectively, the Blackstone Stockholders ) party to the Stockholders Agreement, dated on or about the date hereof (as amended or supplemented from time to time the Blackstone Stockholders Agreement ), among the Corporation and the stockholders from time to time party thereto, collectively continue to beneficially own at least 40% of the total voting power of all the then outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, any action required or permitted to be taken by the holders of stock of the Corporation may be effected by written consent without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and shall be delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of Delaware, its principal place of business, or to an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the books in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to the Corporations registered office shall be made by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. From and after the date on which the Blackstone Stockholders collectively cease to beneficially own at least 40% of the total voting power of all the then outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, any action required or permitted to be taken by the holders of stock of the Corporation must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of such holders and may not be effected by any consent in writing by such holders unless such action is recommended by all directors of the Corporation then in office; provided , however , that, to the extent expressly permitted by the certificate(s) of designation relating to one or more series of Preferred Stock, any action required or permitted to be taken by the holders of such series of Preferred Stock, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more other such series, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding shares of the relevant class or series having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and shall be delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in Delaware, its principal place of business, or to an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to the Corporations registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. Except as otherwise required by law and subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, special meetings of the
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stockholders of the Corporation for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time only by or at the direction of the Board, the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation or upon the request of holders of stock of the Corporation entitling the holders thereof to not less than a majority of the total voting power of all the then outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, or for so long as the Blackstone Stockholders and their affiliates continue to beneficially own at least 40% of the total voting power of all the then outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, the Blackstone Stockholders. For so long as the Blackstone Stockholders continue to beneficially own at least 40% of the total voting power of all the then outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, the Blackstone Stockholders consent is required for any amendment to Section 8.1 hereof.
ARTICLE IX
Section 9.1. Limitation on Liability of Directors . No director of the Corporation will have any personal liability to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the DGCL as the same exists or hereafter may be amended. Neither the amendment nor the repeal of this Article IX shall eliminate or reduce the effect thereof in respect of any state of facts existing or act or omission occurring, or any cause of action, suit or claim that, but for this Article IX, would accrue or arise, prior to such amendment or repeal.
ARTICLE X
Section 10.1. Business Combinations . The Corporation hereby elects not to be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL until such time as there is no Blackstone Stockholder, which, together with its affiliates, continues to beneficially own at least 5% of the total voting power of all the then outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, whereupon the Corporation shall immediately and automatically, without further action on the part of the Corporation or any holder of stock of the Corporation, become governed by Section 203 of the DGCL.
ARTICLE XI
Section 11.1. Certain Acknowledgment . In recognition and anticipation that (i) certain directors, principals, officers, employees and/or other representatives of investment funds or vehicles affiliated with The Blackstone Group L.P. ( Blackstone ) and its Affiliates (as defined below) may serve as directors, officers or agents of the Corporation, (ii) Blackstone and its Affiliates may now engage and may continue to engage in the same or similar activities or related lines of business as those in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, may engage and/or other business activities that overlap with or compete with those in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, may engage, and (iii) members of the Board who are not employees of the Corporation ( Non-Employee Directors ) and their respective Affiliates may now engage and may continue to engage in the same or similar activities or related lines of business as those in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, may engage and/or other
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business activities that overlap with or compete with those in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, may engage, the provisions of this Article XI are set forth to regulate and define the conduct of certain affairs of the Corporation with respect to certain classes or categories of business opportunities as they may involve any of Blackstone, the Non-Employee Directors or their respective Affiliates and the powers, rights, duties and liabilities of the Corporation and its directors, officers and stockholders in connection therewith.
Section 11.2. Competition and Corporate Opportunities; Renouncement . None of (i) Blackstone or any of its Affiliates or (ii) any Non-Employee Director (including any Non-Employee Director who serves as an officer of the Corporation in both his or her director and officer capacities) or his or her Affiliates (the Persons (as defined below) identified in (i) and (ii) above being referred to, collectively, as Identified Persons and, individually, as an Identified Person ) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, have any duty to refrain from directly or indirectly (1) engaging in the same or similar business activities or lines of business in which the Corporation or any of its Affiliates now engages or proposes to engage or (2) otherwise competing with the Corporation or any of its Affiliates, and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, no Identified Person shall be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders or to any Affiliate of the Corporation for breach of any fiduciary duty solely by reason of the fact that such Identified Person engages in any such activities. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Corporation hereby renounces any interest or expectancy in, or right to be offered an opportunity to participate in, any business opportunity which may be a corporate opportunity for an Identified Person and the Corporation or any of its Affiliates, except as provided in Section 11.3 hereof. Subject to said Section 11.3, in the event that any Identified Person acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or other business opportunity which may be a corporate opportunity for itself, herself or himself and the Corporation or any of its Affiliates, such Identified Person shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, have no duty to communicate or offer such transaction or other business opportunity to the Corporation or any of its Affiliates and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, shall not be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders or to any Affiliate of the Corporation for breach of any fiduciary duty as a stockholder, director or officer of the Corporation solely by reason of the fact that such Identified Person pursues or acquires such corporate opportunity for itself, herself or himself, or offers or directs such corporate opportunity to another Person.
Section 11.3. Allocation of Corporate Opportunities . The Corporation does not renounce its interest in any corporate opportunity offered to any Non-Employee Director (including any Non-Employee Director who serves as an officer of this Corporation) if such opportunity is expressly offered to such person solely in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Corporation, and the provisions of Section 11.2 hereof shall not apply to any such corporate opportunity.
Section 11.4. Certain Matters Deemed Not Corporate Opportunities . In addition to and notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article XI, a corporate opportunity shall not be deemed to be a potential corporate opportunity for the Corporation if it is a business opportunity that (i) the Corporation is neither financially or legally able, nor contractually permitted to undertake, (ii) from its nature, is not in the line of the Corporations business or is of no practical advantage to the Corporation or (iii) is one in which the Corporation has no interest or reasonable expectancy.
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Section 11.5. Certain Definitions . For purposes of this Article XI, (i) Affiliate shall mean (a) in respect of Blackstone, any Person that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by Blackstone, controls Blackstone or is under common control with Blackstone and shall include any principal, member, director, partner, stockholder, officer, employee or other representative of any of the foregoing (other than the Corporation and any entity that is controlled by the Corporation), (b) in respect of a Non-Employee Director, any Person that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by such Non-Employee Director (other than the Corporation and any entity that is controlled by the Corporation) and (c) in respect of the Corporation, any Person that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by the Corporation; and (ii) Person shall mean any individual, corporation, general or limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, association or any other entity.
Section 11.6. Notice of this Article . To the fullest extent permitted by law, any Person purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the provisions of this Article XI.
ARTICLE XII
Section 12.1. Severability . If any provision or provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any circumstance for any reason whatsoever, the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each portion of any paragraph of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each such portion of any paragraph of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to permit the Corporation to protect its directors, officers, employees and agents from personal liability to the fullest extent permitted by law.
ARTICLE XIII
Section 13.1. Forum . Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer, employee or stockholder of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporations stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws (as either may be amended and/or restated from time to time) or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Article XIII.
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ARTICLE XIV
Section 14.1. Preemptive Rights . No stockholder, as such, shall be entitled as a matter of right to preemptive rights to subscribe for, purchase or receive any shares of capital stock of the Corporation or any rights, options, warrants, bonds, debentures or other securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of capital stock of the Corporation that the Corporation may issue, sell or dispose of from time to time; provided that the foregoing shall not limit or eliminate the Corporations power to grant or enter into agreements providing for subscription rights as to any of the foregoing.
This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall become effective at 4:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on January 3, 2017.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be signed by Sean M. DellOrto, its Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer this 30th day of December, 2016.
PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC. | ||||
By: |
/s/ Sean M. DellOrto |
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Name: | Sean M. DellOrto | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
[Signature page Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation]
Exhibit 3.2
AMENDED AND RESTATED
BY-LAWS
OF
PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC.
ARTICLE I.
STOCKHOLDERS
Section 1 . The annual meeting of the stockholders of Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. (the Corporation) for the purpose of electing directors and for the transaction of such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting shall be held on such date, and at such time and place, if any, within or without the State of Delaware as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the Board). The Corporation may postpone, reschedule or cancel any annual meeting of stockholders previously scheduled.
Section 2 . Except as otherwise required by law or the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, and subject to the rights of the holders of one or more series of Preferred Stock (as defined in the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation), special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by or at the direction of the Board, the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation or upon the request of holders of stock of the Corporation entitling the holders thereof to not less than a majority of the total voting power of all the then outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, or for so long as the Blackstone Stockholders (as defined in the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation) and their affiliates continue to beneficially own at least 40% of the total voting power of all the then outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, the Blackstone Stockholders. The Corporation may postpone, reschedule or cancel any special meeting of stockholders previously scheduled.
Section 3 . Except as otherwise provided by law, the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation or these By-Laws, notice of the date, time, place (if any), the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (if such date is different from the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting) and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes of the meeting of stockholders shall be given not more than sixty (60), nor less than ten (10), days before the date of the meeting, to each stockholder entitled to vote at the meeting as of the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting at such address as appears on the records of the Corporation.
Section 4 . The holders of a majority in voting power of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of business, except as otherwise provided herein, by statute or by the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation; but if at any meeting of stockholders there shall be less than a quorum present, the chairman of the meeting or, by a majority in voting power thereof, the stockholders present may, to the extent permitted by law, adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice other than announcement at the meeting of the date, time and place, if any, of the adjourned meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as otherwise provided by the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, where a separate vote by a class or series or classes or series is required, a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares of such class or series or classes or series, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to that vote on that matter. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the original meeting. Notice need not be given of any adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. If the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. If after the adjournment a new record date for stockholders entitled to vote is fixed for the adjourned meeting, the Board shall fix a new record date for notice of such adjourned meeting, and shall give notice of the adjourned meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such adjourned meeting as of the record date for notice of such adjourned meeting.
Section 5 . The Chairman of the Board, or in the Chairmans absence or at the Chairmans direction, the Chief Executive Officer, or in the Chief Executive Officers absence or at the Chief Executive Officers direction, any officer of the Corporation shall call all meetings of the stockholders to order and shall act as chairman of any such meetings. The Secretary of the Corporation or, in such officers absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting. If neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, the chairman of the meeting shall appoint a secretary of the meeting. The Board may adopt such rules and regulations for the conduct of the meeting of stockholders as it shall deem appropriate. Unless otherwise determined by the Board prior to the meeting, the chairman of the meeting shall determine the order of business and shall have the authority in his or her discretion to regulate the conduct of any such meeting, including, without limitation, convening the meeting and adjourning the meeting (whether or not a quorum is present), announcing the date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote, imposing restrictions on the persons (other than stockholders of record of the Corporation or their duly appointed proxies) who may attend any such meeting, establishing procedures for the transaction of business at the meeting (including the dismissal of business not properly presented), maintaining order at the meeting and safety of those present, restricting entry to the meeting after the time fixed for commencement thereof and limiting the circumstances in which any person may make a statement or ask questions at any meeting of stockholders.
Section 6 . At all meetings of stockholders, any stockholder entitled to vote thereat shall be entitled to vote in person or by proxy, but no proxy shall be voted after three years from its date, unless such proxy provides for a longer period. Without limiting the manner in which a stockholder may authorize another person or persons to act for the stockholder as proxy pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the DGCL), the following shall constitute a valid means by which a stockholder may grant such authority: (i) a stockholder may execute a writing authorizing another person or persons to act for the stockholder as proxy, and execution of the writing may be accomplished by the stockholder or the stockholders authorized officer, director, employee or agent signing such writing or causing his or her signature to be affixed to such writing by any reasonable means including, but not limited to, by facsimile signature; or (ii) a stockholder may authorize another person or persons to act for the stockholder as proxy by transmitting or authorizing by means of electronic transmission to the person who will be the holder of the proxy or to a proxy solicitation firm, proxy support service organization or like agent duly authorized by the person who will be the holder of the proxy to receive such transmission, provided that any such means of electronic transmission must either set forth or be submitted with information from which it can be determined that the electronic transmission was authorized by the stockholder. If it is determined that such electronic transmissions are valid, the inspector or inspectors of stockholder votes or, if there are no such inspectors, such other persons making that determination shall specify the information upon which they relied.
A proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power. A stockholder may revoke any proxy which is not irrevocable by attending the meeting and voting in person or by delivering to the Secretary of the Corporation a revocation of the proxy or a new proxy bearing a later date.
Any copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of the writing or transmission created pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 6 may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing or transmission for any and all purposes for which the original writing or transmission could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or transmission.
Proxies shall be filed with the secretary of the meeting prior to or at the commencement of the meeting to which they relate.
Section 7 . When a quorum is present at any meeting, the vote of the holders of a majority of the votes cast shall decide any question brought before such meeting, unless the question is one upon which by express provision of the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, these By-Laws or the DGCL a different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such question. Notwithstanding the foregoing, where a separate vote by a class or series or classes or series is required and a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by shares of such class or series or classes or series shall be the act of such class or series or classes or series, unless the question is one upon which by express provision of the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, these By-Laws or the DGCL a different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such question.
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Section 8 . (A) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board, and which record date shall, unless otherwise required by law, not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting. If the Board so fixes a date, such date shall also be the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board determines, at the time it fixes such record date, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the date for making such determination. If no record date is fixed by the Board, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however , that the Board may fix a new record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and in such case shall also fix as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote in accordance herewith at the adjourned meeting.
(B) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date on which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted and which record date shall not be more than sixty (60) days prior to such other action. If no such record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution relating thereto.
Section 9 . At any time when the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation does not prohibit action by one or more classes or series of stockholders of the Corporation to be taken by written consent, the provisions of this section shall apply. All consents properly delivered in accordance with the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, and the DGCL shall be deemed to be recorded when so delivered. No written consent shall be effective to take the corporate action referred to therein unless, within sixty (60) days of the earliest dated consent delivered to the Corporation as required by the DGCL, written consents signed by the holders of a sufficient number of shares to take such corporate action are so delivered to the Corporation in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL. Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing and who, if the action had been taken at a meeting, would have been entitled to notice of the meeting if the record date for notice of such meeting had been the date that written consents signed by a sufficient number of holders to take the action were delivered to the Corporation as provided in the applicable provisions of the DGCL. Any action taken pursuant to such written consent or consents of the stockholders shall have the same force and effect as if taken by the stockholders at a meeting thereof. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board, and which date shall not be more than ten (10) days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board. If no record date has been fixed by the Board, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board is required by statute, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of Delaware, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to the Corporations registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. If no record date has been fixed by the Board and prior action by the Board is required by statute, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution taking such prior action.
Section 10 . The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting ( provided, however , if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote is less than ten (10) days before the date of the meeting, the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the tenth (10th) day before the meeting date), arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of
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shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder for any purpose germane to the meeting for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting: (i) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting; or (ii) during ordinary business hours, at the principal place of business of the Corporation. In the event that the Corporation determines to make the list available on an electronic network, the Corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is available only to stockholders of the Corporation. If the meeting is to be held at a place, then a list of stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. If the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication, then the list shall also be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting.
Section 11 . The Board, in advance of all meetings of the stockholders, may (and, if required by law, shall) appoint one or more inspectors of stockholder votes, who may be employees or agents of the Corporation or stockholders or their proxies, but who shall not be directors of the Corporation or candidates for election as directors. In the event that the Board fails to so appoint one or more inspectors of stockholder votes or, in the event that one or more inspectors of stockholder votes previously designated by the Board fails to appear or act at the meeting of stockholders, the chairman of the meeting may appoint one or more inspectors of stockholder votes to fill such vacancy or vacancies. Inspectors of stockholder votes appointed to act at any meeting of the stockholders, before entering upon the discharge of their duties, shall take and sign an oath to faithfully execute the duties of inspector of stockholder votes with strict impartiality and according to the best of their ability and the oath so taken shall be subscribed by them. Inspectors of stockholder votes shall take all actions required under the applicable provisions of the DGCL and any other applicable law, rule or regulation.
Section 12 . (A) Annual Meetings of Stockholders . (1) Nominations of persons for election to the Board and the proposal of other business to be considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders only (a) as provided in the Blackstone Stockholders Agreement (as defined in the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation), (b) pursuant to the Corporations notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) delivered pursuant to Article I, Section 3 of these By-Laws, (c) by or at the direction of the Board or any authorized committee thereof or (d) by any stockholder of the Corporation who is entitled to vote on such election or such other business at the meeting, who complied with the notice procedures set forth in subparagraphs (2) and (3) of this paragraph (A) of this By-Law and who was a stockholder of record at the time such notice is delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation.
(2) For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation, and, in the case of business other than nominations of persons for election to the Board, such other business must constitute a proper matter for stockholder action. To be timely, a stockholders notice shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than ninety (90) days nor more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced by more than twenty (20) days, or delayed by more than seventy (70) days, from the anniversary date of the previous years meeting, or if no annual meeting was held in the preceding year (including for the Corporations first annual meeting of stockholders after shares of its Common Stock (as defined in the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation) are first publicly traded), notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred and twentieth (120th) day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such annual meeting or, if later, the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made. For purposes of the application of Rule 14a-4(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act) (or any successor provision), the date for notice specified in this paragraph (A)(2) shall be the earlier of the date calculated as hereinbefore provided or the date specified in paragraph (c)(1) of Rule 14a-4.
Such stockholders notice shall set forth: (a) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a director all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, including such persons written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected; (b) as to any other business
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that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and, in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend these By-Laws, the language of the proposed amendment), the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made; (c) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made (i) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporations books and records, and of such beneficial owner, (ii) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are owned directly or indirectly, beneficially and of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner, (iii) a representation that the stockholder is a holder of record of the stock of the Corporation at the time of the giving of the notice, will be entitled to vote at such meeting and will appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such business or nomination, (iv) a representation whether the stockholder or the beneficial owner, if any, will be or is part of a group which will (A) deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the voting power of the Corporations outstanding capital stock required to approve or adopt the proposal or elect the nominee and/or (B) otherwise solicit proxies or votes from stockholders in support of such proposal or nomination, (v) a certification regarding whether such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, have complied with all applicable federal, state and other legal requirements in connection with the stockholders and/or beneficial owners acquisition of shares of capital stock or other securities of the Corporation and/or the stockholders and/or beneficial owners acts or omissions as a stockholder of the Corporation and (vi) any other information relating to such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for, as applicable, the proposal and/or for the election of directors in an election contest pursuant to and in accordance with Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; (d) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to the nomination or proposal and/or the voting of shares of any class or series of stock of the Corporation between or among the stockholder giving the notice, the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made, any of their respective affiliates or associates and/or any others acting in concert with any of the foregoing (collectively, proponent persons); and (e) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (including without limitation any contract to purchase or sell, acquisition or grant of any option, right or warrant to purchase or sell, swap or other instrument) to which any proponent person is a party, the intent or effect of which may be (i) to transfer to or from any proponent person, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security of the Corporation, (ii) to increase or decrease the voting power of any proponent person with respect to shares of any class or series of stock of the Corporation and/or (iii) to provide any proponent person, directly or indirectly, with the opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from, or to otherwise benefit economically from, any increase or decrease in the value of any security of the Corporation. A stockholder providing notice of a proposed nomination for election to the Board or other business proposed to be brought before a meeting (whether given pursuant to this paragraph (A)(2) or paragraph (B) of this By-Law) shall update and supplement such notice from time to time to the extent necessary so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice shall be true and correct as of the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting and as of the date that is fifteen (15) days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof provided that if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting is less than fifteen (15) days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, the information shall be supplemented and updated as of such later date. Any such update and supplement shall be delivered in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than five (5) days after the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting (in the case of any update or supplement required to be made as of the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting), not later than ten (10) days prior to the date for the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof (in the case of any update or supplement required to be made as of fifteen (15) days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof) and not later than five (5) days after the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, but no later than the day prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof (in the case of any update and supplement required to be made as of a date less than fifteen (15) days prior the date of the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof). The Corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation and to determine the independence of such director under the Exchange Act and rules and regulations thereunder and applicable stock exchange rules.
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(3) Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of paragraph (A)(2) of this By-Law to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board is increased, effective after the time period for which nominations would otherwise be due under paragraph (A)(2) of this By-Law, and there is no public announcement naming all of the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board made by the Corporation at least one hundred (100) days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting, a stockholders notice required by this By-Law shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which a public announcement of such increase is first made by the Corporation; provided that, if no such announcement is made at least ten (10) days before the meeting, then no such notice shall be required.
(B) Special Meetings of Stockholders . Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporations notice of meeting pursuant to Article I, Section 3 of these By-Laws. Nominations of persons for election to the Board may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected (i) pursuant to the Blackstone Stockholders Agreement, (ii) pursuant to the Corporations notice of meeting or (iii)(a) by or at the direction of the Board or a committee thereof (or stockholders pursuant to Article I, Section 2 of these By-Laws and Article VIII of the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation) or (b) provided that the Board (or stockholders pursuant to Article I, Section 2 of these By-Laws and Article VIII of the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation) has determined that directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any stockholder of the Corporation who is entitled to vote on such election at the meeting, who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this By-Law and who is a stockholder of record at the time such notice is delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation. The proposals by stockholders of other business to be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders may be made only in accordance with Article I, Section 2 of these By-Laws and Article VIII of the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation. In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board, any such stockholder entitled to vote in such election of directors may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be) for election to such position(s) as specified in the Corporations notice of meeting if the stockholders notice as required by paragraph (A)(2) of this By-Law shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such special meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board to be elected at such meeting.
(C) General . (1) Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this By-Law or the Blackstone Stockholders Agreement shall be eligible to serve as directors and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this By-Law. Except as otherwise provided by law, the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation or these By-Laws, the chairman of the meeting shall, in addition to making any other determination that may be appropriate for the conduct of the meeting, have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made in accordance with the procedures set forth in these By-Laws and, if any proposed nomination or business is not in compliance with these By-Laws, to declare that such defective proposal or nomination shall be disregarded or that such proposed business shall not be transacted.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 12, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present a nomination or business, such nomination shall be disregarded and such proposed business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation. For purposes of this Section 12, to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such stockholder or must be authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders.
(2) For purposes of this By-Law, public announcement shall mean disclosure (a) in a press release released by the Corporation, provided such press release is released by the Corporation following its customary procedures, is reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable national news service, or is generally available on internet news sites, (b) in a document publicly filed or furnished by the Corporation with the Securities
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and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or (c) otherwise disseminated in a manner constituting public disclosure under Regulation FD promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(3) For purposes of this By-Law, no adjournment or postponement or notice of adjournment or postponement of any meeting shall be deemed to constitute a new notice of such meeting for purposes of this Section 12, and in order for any notification required to be delivered by a stockholder pursuant to this Section 12 to be timely, such notification must be delivered within the periods set forth above with respect to the originally scheduled meeting.
(4) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this By-Law, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this By-Law; provided however, that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any references in these By-Laws to the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit any requirements applicable to nominations or proposals as to any other business to be considered pursuant to this By-Law (including paragraphs (A)(1)(d) and (B) hereof), and compliance with paragraphs (A)(1)(d) and (B) of this By-Law shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations or submit other business. Nothing in this By-Law shall apply to the right, if any, of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors pursuant to any applicable provisions of the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation.
ARTICLE II.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1 . At any regular meeting or at any special meeting called for that purpose, a majority of the entire Board may establish, increase or decrease the number of directors constituting the entire Board; provided , that the number thereof shall never be fewer than three (3), nor more than twelve (12); and provided further, that the tenure of office of a director shall not be affected by any decrease in the number of directors. Directors shall (except as hereinafter provided for the filling of vacancies and newly created directorships and except as otherwise expressly provided in the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation) be elected by the holders of a plurality of the votes cast by the holders of shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of such directors. A majority of the total number of directors then in office (but not less than one-third of the number of directors constituting the entire Board) shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Except as otherwise provided by law, these By-Laws or by the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board. Directors need not be stockholders.
Section 2 . Subject to the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation and the Blackstone Stockholders Agreement, unless otherwise required by the DGCL or Article II, Section 4 of these By-Laws, any newly created directorship on the Board that results from an increase in the number of directors and any vacancy occurring in the Board (whether by death, resignation, removal, retirement, disqualification or otherwise) shall be filled only by a majority of the directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director.
The Corporations corporate governance guidelines have established procedures with respect to the resignation of any director who does not receive a majority of the votes cast in an election that is not a Contested Election (as defined below). The Board will not nominate any person for service on the Board (other than any person nominated or designated pursuant to the Blackstone Stockholders Agreement) unless such person (a Nominee) has agreed to resign from the Board upon failing to receive a majority of the votes cast in an election that is not a Contested Election, contingent on acceptance of that proffered resignation by the Board in accordance with the policies and procedures adopted by the Board for such purpose. An election of directors is a Contested Election if, as of the tenth (10th) day preceding the date the Corporation first mails its notice of meeting for such meeting to the stockholders of the Corporation, or at any time thereafter, the number of nominees exceeds the number of directors to be elected. If the Board accepts a Nominees resignation, then the Board may fill any resulting vacancy pursuant to Article II, Section 2 of these By-Laws.
Section 3 . Meetings of the Board shall be held at such place, if any, within or without the State of Delaware as may from time to time be fixed by resolution of the Board or as may be specified in the notice of any meeting.
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Regular meetings of the Board shall be held at such times as may from time to time be fixed by resolution of the Board and special meetings may be held at any time upon the call of the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer, by oral or written notice, including telegraph, telex or transmission of a telecopy, e-mail or other means of electronic transmission, duly served on or sent and delivered to each director to such directors address, e-mail address or telephone or telecopy number as shown on the books of the Corporation not less than twenty-four (24) hours before the meeting. The notice of any meeting need not specify the purposes thereof. A meeting of the Board may be held without notice immediately after the annual meeting of stockholders at the same place, if any, at which such meeting is held. Notice need not be given of regular meetings of the Board held at times fixed by resolution of the Board.
Section 4 . Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever the holders of any one or more series of Preferred Stock issued by the Corporation shall have the right, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more such other series, to elect directors at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, the election, term of office, removal, and other features of such directorships shall be governed by the terms of the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any series of Preferred Stock) applicable thereto. Notwithstanding Section 1 of this Article II, the number of directors that may be elected by the holders of any such series of Preferred Stock shall be in addition to the total number of directors fixed by the Board pursuant to the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation and these By-Laws. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the terms of such series, the number of directors that may be so elected by the holders of any such series of stock shall be elected for terms expiring at the next annual meeting of stockholders, and vacancies among directors so elected by the separate vote of the holders of any such series of Preferred Stock shall be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors elected by such series, or, if there are no such remaining directors, by the holders of such series in the same manner in which such series initially elected a director.
Section 5 . If at any meeting for the election of directors, the Corporation has outstanding more than one class of stock, and one or more such classes or series thereof are entitled to vote separately as a class to elect directors, and there shall be a quorum of only one such class or series of stock, that class or series of stock shall be entitled to elect its quota of directors notwithstanding the absence of a quorum of the other class or series of stock.
Section 6 . The Board may from time to time establish one or more committees of the Board to serve at the pleasure of the Board, which shall be composed of such members of the Board and have such duties as the Board shall from time to time determine. Any director may belong to any number of committees of the Board. The Board may also establish such other non-Board committees with such members (whether or not directors) and with such duties as the Board may from time to time determine. The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, these By-Laws or the resolution of the Board designating the committee, a committee may create one or more subcommittees, each subcommittee to consist of one or more members of the committee, and may delegate to a subcommittee any or all of the powers and authority of the committee.
Section 7 . Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation or these By-Laws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee.
Section 8 . The members of the Board or any committee thereof may participate in a meeting of such Board or committee, as the case may be, by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this subsection shall constitute presence in person at such a meeting.
Section 9 . The Board may establish policies for the compensation of directors and for the reimbursement of the expenses of directors, in each case, in connection with services provided by directors to the Corporation.
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ARTICLE III.
OFFICERS
Section 1 . The Board shall elect officers of the Corporation, including a Chief Executive Officer, President and a Secretary. The Board may also from time to time elect such other officers (including, without limitation, a Chief Financial Officer, a Chief Operating Officer, a General Counsel, one or more Vice Presidents, a Treasurer, one or more Assistant Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Secretaries and one or more Assistant Treasurers) as it may deem proper or may delegate to any elected officer of the Corporation the power to appoint and remove any such other officers and to prescribe their respective terms of office, authorities and duties. Any Vice President may be designated Executive, Senior or Corporate, or may be given such other designation or combination of designations as the Board or the Chief Executive Officer may determine. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person. The Board may also elect or appoint a Chairman of the Board, who may or may not also be an officer of the Corporation. The Board may elect or appoint co-Chairmen of the Board, co-Presidents or co-Chief Executive Officers and, in such case, references in these By-Laws to the Chairman of the Board, the President or the Chief Executive Officer shall refer to either such co-Chairman of the Board, co-President or co-Chief Executive Officer, as the case may be.
Section 2 . All officers of the Corporation elected by the Board shall hold office for such terms as may be determined by the Board or, except with respect to his or her own office, the Chief Executive Officer, or until their respective successors are chosen and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal. Any officer may be removed from office at any time either with or without cause by affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board then in office, or, in the case of appointed officers, by any elected officer upon whom such power of removal shall have been conferred by the Board.
Section 3 . Each of the officers of the Corporation elected by the Board or appointed by an officer in accordance with these By-Laws shall have the powers and duties prescribed by law, by these By-Laws or by the Board and, in the case of appointed officers, the powers and duties prescribed by the appointing officer, and, unless otherwise prescribed by these By-Laws or by the Board or such appointing officer, shall have such further powers and duties as ordinarily pertain to that office.
Section 4 . Unless otherwise provided in these By-Laws, in the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation, the Board or the Chief Executive Officer may, during such period, delegate such officers powers and duties to any other officer or to any director and the person to whom such powers and duties are delegated shall, for the time being, hold such office.
ARTICLE IV.
INDEMNIFICATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES
Section 1 . Each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (hereinafter a proceeding), by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or an officer of the Corporation or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (hereinafter an indemnitee), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee, agent or trustee or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee, agent or trustee, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than such law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment), against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such indemnitee in connection therewith; provided, however, that, except as provided in Section 3 of this Article IV with respect to proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification or advancement of expenses or with respect to any compulsory counterclaim brought by such indemnitee, the Corporation shall indemnify any such indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
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Section 2 . In addition to the right to indemnification conferred in Section 1 of this Article IV, an indemnitee shall also have the right to be paid by the Corporation the expenses (including attorneys fees) incurred in appearing at, participating in or defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition or in connection with a proceeding brought to establish or enforce a right to indemnification or advancement of expenses under this Article IV (which shall be governed by Section 3 of this Article IV) (hereinafter an advancement of expenses); provided, however, that, if (x) the DGCL requires or (y) in the case of an advance made in a proceeding brought to establish or enforce a right to indemnification or advancement, an advancement of expenses incurred by an indemnitee in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Corporation (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such indemnitee, including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan) shall be made solely upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking (hereinafter an undertaking), by or on behalf of such indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal (hereinafter a final adjudication) that such indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified or entitled to advancement of expenses under Section 1 or 2 of this Article IV or otherwise.
Section 3 . If a claim under Section 1 or 2 of this Article IV is not paid in full by the Corporation within (i) sixty (60) days after a written claim for indemnification has been received by the Corporation or (ii) twenty (20) days after a claim for an advancement of expenses has been received by the Corporation, the indemnitee may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim or to obtain advancement of expenses, as applicable. To the fullest extent permitted by law, if the indemnitee is successful in whole or in part in any such suit, or in a suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting or defending such suit. In (i) any suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to an advancement of expenses) it shall be a defense that, and (ii) any suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Corporation shall be entitled to recover such expenses upon a final adjudication that, the indemnitee has not met any applicable standard for indemnification set forth in the DGCL. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including by its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such suit that indemnification of the indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because the indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including by its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) that the indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that the indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct or, in the case of such a suit brought by the indemnitee, be a defense to such suit. In any suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, or brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Article IV or otherwise shall be on the Corporation.
Section 4 . (A) The provision of indemnification to or the advancement of expenses and costs to any indemnitee under this Article IV, or the entitlement of any indemnitee to indemnification or advancement of expenses and costs under this Article IV, shall not limit or restrict in any way the power of the Corporation to indemnify or advance expenses and costs to such indemnitee in any other way permitted by law or be deemed exclusive of, or invalidate, any right to which any indemnitee seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses and costs may be entitled under any law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such indemnitees capacity as an officer, director, employee or agent of the Corporation and as to action in any other capacity.
(B) Given that certain jointly indemnifiable claims (as defined below) may arise due to the service of the indemnitee as a director and/or officer of the Corporation at the request of the indemnitee-related entities (as defined below), the Corporation shall be fully and primarily responsible for the payment to the indemnitee in respect of indemnification or advancement of expenses in connection with any such jointly indemnifiable claims, pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this Article IV, irrespective of any right of recovery the indemnitee may have from the indemnitee-related entities. Under no circumstance shall the
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Corporation be entitled to any right of subrogation against or contribution by the indemnitee-related entities and no right of advancement, indemnification or recovery the indemnitee may have from the indemnitee-related entities shall reduce or otherwise alter the rights of the indemnitee or the obligations of the Corporation under this Article IV. In the event that any of the indemnitee-related entities shall make any payment to the indemnitee in respect of indemnification or advancement of expenses with respect to any jointly indemnifiable claim, the indemnitee-related entity making such payment shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of the indemnitee against the Corporation, and the indemnitee shall execute all papers reasonably required and shall do all things that may be reasonably necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents as may be necessary to enable the indemnitee-related entities effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights. Each of the indemnitee-related entities shall be third-party beneficiaries with respect to this Section 4(B) of Article IV, entitled to enforce this Section 4(B) of Article IV.
For purposes of this Section 4(B) of Article IV, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) The term indemnitee-related entities means any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise (other than the Corporation or any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise for which the indemnitee has agreed, on behalf of the Corporation or at the Corporations request, to serve as a director, officer, employee or agent and which service is covered by the indemnity described herein) from whom an indemnitee may be entitled to indemnification or advancement of expenses with respect to which, in whole or in part, the Corporation may also have an indemnification or advancement obligation.
(2) The term jointly indemnifiable claims shall be broadly construed and shall include, without limitation, any action, suit or proceeding for which the indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification or advancement of expenses from both the indemnitee-related entities and the Corporation pursuant to applicable law, any agreement, certificate of incorporation, bylaws, partnership agreement, operating agreement, certificate of formation, certificate of limited partnership or comparable organizational documents of the Corporation or the indemnitee-related entities, as applicable.
Section 5 . The rights conferred upon indemnitees in this Article IV shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the indemnitees heirs, executors and administrators. Any amendment, alteration or repeal of this Article IV that adversely affects any right of an indemnitee or its successors shall be prospective only and shall not limit, eliminate, or impair any such right with respect to any proceeding involving any occurrence or alleged occurrence of any action or omission to act that took place prior to such amendment or repeal.
Section 6 . The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the DGCL.
Section 7 . The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board, grant rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation to the fullest extent of the provisions of this Article IV with respect to the indemnification and advancement of expenses of directors and officers of the Corporation.
ARTICLE V.
CORPORATE BOOKS
The books of the Corporation may be kept inside or outside of the State of Delaware at such place or places as the Board may from time to time determine.
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ARTICLE VI.
CHECKS, NOTES, PROXIES, ETC.
All checks and drafts on the Corporations bank accounts and all bills of exchange and promissory notes, and all acceptances, obligations and other instruments for the payment of money, shall be signed by such officer or officers or agent or agents as shall be authorized from time to time by the Board or such officer or officers who may be delegated such authority. Proxies to vote and consents with respect to securities of other corporations or other entities owned by or standing in the name of the Corporation may be executed and delivered from time to time on behalf of the Corporation by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, or by such officers as the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the Board may from time to time determine.
ARTICLE VII.
FISCAL YEAR
The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be, unless otherwise determined by resolution of the Board, the calendar year ending on December 31.
ARTICLE VIII.
CORPORATE SEAL
The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation. In lieu of the corporate seal, when so authorized by the Board or a duly empowered committee thereof, a facsimile thereof may be impressed or affixed or reproduced.
ARTICLE IX.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1 . Whenever notice is required to be given by law or under any provision of the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation or these By-Laws, notice of any meeting need not be given to any person who shall attend such meeting (except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened), or who shall waive notice thereof, before or after such meeting, in writing (including by electronic transmission).
Section 2 . Section headings in these By-Laws are for convenience of reference only and shall not be given any substantive effect in limiting or otherwise construing any provision herein.
Section 3 . In the event that any provision of these By-Laws is or becomes inconsistent with any provision of the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation or the DGCL, the provision of these By-Laws shall not be given any effect to the extent of such inconsistency but shall otherwise be given full force and effect.
ARTICLE X.
AMENDMENTS
These By-Laws may be made, amended, altered, changed, added to or repealed as set forth in the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation and these By-Laws. Notwithstanding any other provisions of these By-Laws, at any time when the Blackstone Stockholders (as defined in the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation) beneficially owns at least 40% of the total voting power of all the then outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, the consent of the Blackstone Stockholders shall be required in order to amend, alter, change, add to or repeal, in whole or in part, Article I, Section 2, Article I, Section 9, Article I, Section 12(B) or this Article X of these By-Laws or to add any provision inconsistent with such provisions of these By-Laws.
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Exhibit 10.1
Execution Version
EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT
by and among
HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC.,
PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC.,
HILTON GRAND VACATIONS INC., and
HILTON DOMESTIC OPERATING COMPANY INC.
Dated as of January 2, 2017
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DEFINITIONS |
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EMPLOYEES |
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BENEFIT PROGRAM PARTICIPATION |
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DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS |
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DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PENSION PLANS |
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NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT/DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS |
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EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND WELFARE BENEFIT PLANS |
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SEVERANCE PLANS |
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PAID TIME OFF |
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PERQUISITES |
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CASH BONUS PLANS |
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EQUITY-BASED AWARDS |
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COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS |
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TRANSITION SERVICES |
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ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND DATA EXCHANGE |
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NOTICES; COOPERATION |
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FURTHER ASSURANCES |
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INDEMNIFICATION |
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DISPUTE RESOLUTION |
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PAYROLL REPORTING AND TAX WITHHOLDING |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
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This EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT (this Agreement ), dated as of January 2, 2017, is by and among Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation ( HLT ), Park Hotels & Resorts Inc., a Delaware corporation ( PK ), Hilton Grand Vacations Inc., a Delaware corporation ( HGV ) and, solely for purposes of Section 18, Hilton Domestic Operating Company Inc., a Delaware corporation and subsidiary of HLT ( OpCo ). Each of HLT, PK, HGV and, solely for purposes of Section 18, OpCo, is sometimes referred to herein as a Party and collectively, as the Parties . Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement (as defined below) or in Section 1 below.
WHEREAS, HLT, acting through its direct and indirect Subsidiaries, currently conducts a number of businesses, including (i) the HLT Retained Business, (ii) the Ownership Business and (iii) the Timeshare Business;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of HLT (the Board ) has determined that it is appropriate, desirable and in the best interests of HLT and its stockholders to separate HLT into three separate, publicly traded companies, one for each of (i) the HLT Retained Business, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by HLT, (ii) the Ownership Business, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by PK (which shall elect to be a REIT), and (iii) the Timeshare Business, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by HGV;
WHEREAS, in order to effect such separation, the Board has determined that it is appropriate, desirable and in the best interests of HLT and its stockholders (i) to enter into a series of transactions after giving effect to which (A) HLT and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries shall, collectively, own all of the HLT Retained Assets and Assume all of the HLT Retained Liabilities, (B) PK and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries shall, collectively, own all of the Ownership Assets and Assume all of the Ownership Liabilities, and (C) HGV and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries shall, collectively, own all of the Timeshare Assets and Assume all of the Timeshare Liabilities (such transactions as described in Annex I to the Distribution Agreement and, as they may be amended or modified from time to time, collectively, the Plan of Reorganization ) and (ii) for HLT to distribute to the holders of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share ( HLT Common Stock ), on a pro rata basis (in each case without consideration being paid by such stockholders), (A) all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of PK (the PK Common Stock ) and (B) all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of HGV (the HGV Common Stock );
WHEREAS, each of the Parties has executed the distribution agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as it may be amended or modified from time to time, the Distribution Agreement ) to effectuate such Plan of Reorganization; and
WHEREAS, each of the Parties has determined that it is necessary and desirable to allocate and assign responsibility for certain employee, compensation and benefits-related Assets and Liabilities in respect of the activities of the business of such entities on the Distribution Date.
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained herein, the Parties agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) Cut-Off Date shall mean the day immediately preceding the Distribution Date.
(b) Employee shall mean, with respect to any entity, an individual who is considered, according to the payroll and other records of such entity, to be employed by such entity and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include a leased employee (as defined in Section 414(n) of the Code), an independent contractor, or other individual performing services with respect to any entity who is not on the payroll of such entity.
(c) ERISA shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. Reference to a specific provision of ERISA also includes any proposed, temporary or final regulation or other published IRS guidance in force under that provision.
(d) Former Employees shall mean, collectively, any Former HGV Employees, any Former Hilton Employees and any Former PK Employees.
(e) Former HGV Employee shall mean each Employee of Hilton who provided services primarily related to the Timeshare Business and whose employment terminated for any reason prior to the Distribution Date.
(f) Former Hilton Employee shall mean each Employee of Hilton who provided services primarily related to the HLT Retained Business whose employment terminated for any reason prior to the Distribution Date.
(g) Former PK Employee shall mean each Employee of Hilton who provided services primarily related to the Ownership Business and whose employment terminated for any reason prior to the Distribution Date.
(h) HGV Board shall mean the board of directors of HGV.
(i) HGV Plan shall mean each Plan sponsored or maintained by any member of the HGV Group immediately on and after the Plan Effective Time.
(j) HGV Compensation Committee shall mean the compensation committee of the HGV Board.
(k) Hilton shall mean HLT or one of its Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Plan Effective Time.
(l) Hilton Controlled Group shall mean, as of any date of determination prior to the Distribution Date, any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is considered a member of a controlled group of organizations within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m), or (o) of the Code that includes HLT or is considered a single employer under common control with HLT under Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA.
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(m) Hilton Plan shall mean each Plan sponsored or maintained by HLT or one of its Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Plan Effective Time.
(n) HLT Compensation Committee shall mean the compensation committee of the Board.
(o) HLT Plan shall mean each Plan sponsored or maintained by any member of the HLT Group immediately on and after the Plan Effective Time.
(p) Liabilities shall have the same meaning as ascribed to such term in the Distribution Agreement, provided, however that for purposes of this Agreement, Taxes shall be treated as Liabilities.
(q) PK Board shall mean the board of directors of PK.
(r) PK Compensation Committee shall mean the compensation committee of the PK Board.
(s) PK Plan shall mean each Plan sponsored or maintained by any member of the PK Group immediately on and after the Plan Effective Time.
(t) Plan shall mean each plan, policy, program, practice, agreement, or arrangement providing compensation or benefits for any group of Employees or individual Employee, or the dependents or beneficiaries of any such Employee(s), including without limitation, each employee benefit plan (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA), whether formal or informal or written or unwritten, and including, any means, whether or not legally required, pursuant to which any benefit is provided by an employer to any Employee or the beneficiaries of any such Employee. The term Plan as used in this Agreement does not include any contract, agreement or understanding relating to the settlement of actual or potential employment Action.
(u) Plan Effective Time shall mean 12:01 a.m. on the Distribution Date.
(v) Pre-Existing Hilton Employee shall mean each Employee employed by Hilton prior to the Distribution Date (other than a Former Employee) including each Employee who is absent from work with the HLT Group on the Cut-Off Date by reason of layoff, leave of absence or disability.
(w) Terminated Hilton DB Plans shall mean, collectively, the Terminated Hilton UK DB Plans and the Terminated Hilton US DB Plans.
(x) Terminated Hilton UK DB Plan shall mean each defined benefit pension Plan which was sponsored or maintained by HLT or one of its Subsidiaries prior to the Plan Effective Time and that was made available to certain Pre-Existing Hilton Employees and Former Employees in the United Kingdom, but which, as of the Plan Effective Time, is not a Hilton Plan due to such Plans termination prior to such date.
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(y) Terminated Hilton US DB Plan shall mean each tax-qualified defined benefit pension Plan which was sponsored or maintained by HLT or one of its Subsidiaries prior to the Plan Effective Time and that was made available to certain Pre-Existing Hilton Employees and Former Employees in the United States, but which, as of the Plan Effective Time, is not a Hilton Plan due to such Plans termination prior to such date.
(z) Terminated Japanese DB Plans shall mean each defined benefit pension Plan which was sponsored or maintained by Vacations prior to the Plan Effective Time and that was made available to certain HGV Employees and Former HGV Employees in Japan, but which, as of the Plan Effective Time, is not a Japanese DB Plan due to such Plans termination prior to such date.
(aa) Vacations shall mean HGV or one of its Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Plan Effective Time.
2. EMPLOYEES . (a) Allocation of Employees . The Parties shall take all steps necessary or appropriate so that all of the Employees of HLT and its Subsidiaries as of the Cut-Off Date are allocated among the HLT Retained Business, the Ownership Business and the Timeshare Business as of the Distribution Date in accordance with the principles set forth in this Section 2(a). In making such allocation of Employees of HLT and its Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 2(a)(i) and (ii), the Parties shall share such information regarding the allocation of Employees as is reasonably requested. An Employee, other than a PK Employee (as defined below) or an HGV Employee (as defined below), who is (1) allocated to the HLT Retained Business and (2) employed by a member of the HLT Group as of the Distribution Date is a HLT Employee . An Employee who is (1) allocated to the Ownership Business and (2) employed by a member of the PK Group as of the Distribution Date is a PK Employee . An Employee who is (1) allocated to the Timeshare Business and (2) employed by a member of the HGV Group as of the Distribution Date is an HGV Employee . All Employees of HLT and its Subsidiaries as of the Cut-Off Date shall be allocated as an HLT Employee, a PK Employee or an HGV Employee on the Distribution Date. Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein or in the Distribution Agreement, a member of the HLT Group shall be liable for all Liabilities involving HLT Employees and Former Hilton Employees, a member of the PK Group shall be liable for all Liabilities involving PK Employees and Former PK Employees and a member of the HGV Group shall be liable for all Liabilities involving HGV Employees and Former HGV Employees. Notwithstanding anything in Section 2(a) to the contrary, if the Parties determine after the Distribution Date that an Employee was incorrectly allocated to the Ownership Business, the Timeshare Business or the HLT Retained Business (or was incorrectly employed by a member of the PK Group, the HGV Group or the HLT Group as of the Distribution Date), the Parties shall correct such matter as appropriate and such correction shall be effective as of the Distribution Date.
(i) In making the allocation provided for in this Section 2(a), and subject to clause (ii) below, the Parties shall allocate each Employee whose employment duties prior to the Distribution Date relate exclusively to the Ownership Business to a member of the PK Group and the Timeshare Business to a member of the HGV Group. The Parties shall allocate all other Employees in a mutually agreeable manner that, to the extent possible, takes into account the Employees expertise, experience and existing positions and duties and does not
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unreasonably disrupt the HLT Retained Business, the Ownership Business or the Timeshare Business and maximizes the ability of each of the HLT Retained Business, the Ownership Business and the Timeshare Business to manage and operate their respective businesses on and after the Distribution Date, taking into account the respective needs of such businesses as established by past practice, to the extent applicable.
(ii) The Parties each agree that, between the date hereof and the Distribution Date, Employees shall not be transferred among the HLT Retained Business, the Ownership Business and the Timeshare Business except (A) as necessary to effectuate the second sentence of clause (i) of this Section 2(a), (B) in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice, or (C) in accordance with the procedures described in the next sentence. The Parties agree that, between the date hereof and the Distribution Date, the senior human resources executives of each Party shall consult with one another in connection with the transfer of any Employee whose duties relate primarily to the HLT Retained Business, the Ownership Business or the Timeshare Business, as the case may be, and whose supervisor objects to the transfer. Consent by the transferee Party to any such transfer shall not be required.
(b) Leaves of Absence . Employees who are on an approved leave of absence as of the Distribution Date shall be treated as HLT Employees, PK Employees or HGV Employees, as the case may be, notwithstanding such leave of absence and each Party shall continue to apply the same leave of absence policy applicable to such inactive Employees as of such date until such inactive Employee returns to active employment with the HLT Group, the PK Group or the HGV Group, as the case may be.
(c) Subsequent Transfers of Employment . To the extent that the employment of any individual transfers among the HLT Group, the PK Group and the HGV Group following the Distribution Date but on or prior to December 31, 2017, the Parties shall use their reasonable efforts to effect the provisions of this Agreement with respect to the compensation and benefits of any such individual on and after the date of such transfer, it being understood that (i) it may not be possible to replicate the effect of such provisions under such circumstances and (ii) none of the Parties shall be bound by the provisions of this Section 2(c) to Assume any Liabilities or Transfer any Assets. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for compensation subject to the provisions of Section 409A of the Code, any such subsequent transfer, regardless of whether prior to, on or after December 31, 2017, shall be a separation from service from the applicable employer for purposes of such compensation, and the consequences of such separation from service shall be determined in accordance with the terms of the applicable Plan.
(d) No Creation/Acceleration of Benefits . Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, no provision of, or event arising under, this Agreement, the Distribution Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements shall be construed to create any right, or accelerate entitlement, to any compensation or benefit whatsoever on the part of any Pre-Existing Hilton Employee, Former Employee or other future, present or former Employee of any member of the HLT Group, the PK Group or the HGV Group.
(e) At-Will Status . Nothing in this Agreement shall create any obligation on the part of any member of the HLT Group, the PK Group or the HGV Group to continue the employment of any Employee or permit the return from a leave of absence of any Employee following the date of this Agreement or the Distribution Date (except as required by applicable Law) or change the employment status of any Employee from at-will, to the extent such Employee was an at-will employee under applicable Law.
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3. BENEFIT PROGRAM PARTICIPATION . (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein with respect to a particular Plan or otherwise provided for under applicable Law, all Employees who will become PK Employees and HGV Employees as of the Distribution Date shall cease active participation in all Hilton Plans no later than 11:59 p.m. on the Cut-Off Date (or such other time as may be required pursuant to applicable local Law).
(b) Recognition of Prior Service; No Duplication of Benefits . Except as otherwise expressly provided for under the terms of an HLT Plan, a PK Plan or an HGV Plan, each of HLT, PK and HGV shall, or shall cause another member or members of their respective Groups to, recognize each HLT Employees, PK Employees and HGV Employees, as the case may be, service with Hilton for purposes of determining such Employees eligibility, vested status, benefit levels and benefit accruals under each applicable HLT Plan, PK Plan and HGV Plan, as the case may be, and, in each case, to the extent required under applicable local Law or, in the event there is no applicable local Law, to the same extent such service would be credited under the corresponding Hilton Plan, as applicable, or if none, as required by the applicable Plan terms. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of any Plans subject to any federal, state or local Laws of the United States, hours of service performed outside of the United States are not required to be credited for purposes of eligibility under any such HLT Plan, PK Plan or HGV Plan that is a welfare plan (within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA), to the extent permitted by applicable Law. In addition, to the extent it would result in a duplication of benefits or duplication of service credit under one or more Plans sponsored or maintained by any member of the HLT Group, the PK Group or the HGV Group, as applicable, service credit shall not be awarded for purposes of retirement, severance, paid time off or any other Plan sponsored or maintained by any member of the HLT Group, the PK Group or the HGV Group, if the HLT Employee, PK Employee or HGV Employee, as the case may be, is compensated or otherwise eligible for a benefit, as applicable, on account of such service under a Hilton Plan as in effect on the Cut-Off Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing and for the avoidance of doubt, service credit shall be awarded for purposes of eligibility for any HLT Plan that is subject to any federal, state or local Laws of the United States (as adopted by any member of the PK Group or the HGV Group through no later than December 31, 2017), even if such award results in duplication of service credit.
(c) Amendment and Termination . Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed or interpreted to restrict the right or authority of any member of the HLT Group, the PK Group or the HGV Group, as applicable, to amend or terminate any HLT Plan, PK Plan or HGV Plan, or any Plan that is newly adopted or implemented in accordance with the terms hereof after the Distribution Date, as applicable, effective as of a date on and after the Distribution Date, to the extent permitted by applicable Law.
(d) Non-Termination of Employment . Any Pre-Existing Hilton Employee who, on the Distribution Date, is employed by a member of the HLT Group, the PK Group or the HGV Group shall not be deemed either to have terminated employment, incurred a separation from service or severance from employment, or to be in retirement status under any HLT Plan,
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PK Plan or HGV Plan solely as a result of the Distribution or related transactions except to the extent required by applicable Law or the applicable Plan terms. Except to the extent required by applicable Law or the applicable Plan terms, any Pre-Existing Hilton Employee who, on the Distribution Date, is employed by a member of the HLT Group, the PK Group or the HGV Group shall not, solely as a result of the Distribution or related transactions, be eligible to receive payment of, or exercise any portability rights in respect of, such Employees vested benefit or retirement allowance under any HLT Plan, PK Plan or HGV Plan; provided that each HLT Employee, PK Employee and HGV Employee shall receive credit for their service with Hilton prior to the Distribution Date from a member of the HLT Group, the PK Group or the HGV Group, as applicable, as provided for in this Section 3.
(e) No Change in Control . The Parties acknowledge and agree that neither the consummation of the Distribution nor any transaction in connection with the Distribution shall be deemed a change of control, a change in control or term of similar import for purposes of any Hilton Plan, HLT Plan, PK Plan or HGV Plan.
(f) Fiduciary Matters . The Parties acknowledge that actions required to be taken pursuant to this Agreement may be subject to fiduciary duties or standards of conduct under ERISA or other applicable Law, and no Party shall be deemed to be in violation of this Agreement if it fails to comply with any provisions hereof based upon its good faith determination (as supported by advice from counsel experienced in such matters) that to do so would violate such a fiduciary duty or standard. Each Party shall be responsible for taking such actions as are deemed necessary and appropriate to comply with its own fiduciary responsibilities and shall fully release the other Parties for any Liabilities caused by the failure to satisfy any such responsibility.
(g) Consent of Third Parties . If any provision of this Agreement is dependent on the consent of any third party and such consent is withheld, the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to implement the applicable provision of this Agreement to the full extent practicable. If any provision of this Agreement cannot be implemented due to the failure of such third party to consent, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to implement the provision in a mutually satisfactory manner.
4. DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS . (a) US Tax-Qualified DB Plans . Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, HLT shall, or shall cause another member or members or members of the HLT Group to, Assume (i) each tax-qualified defined benefit pension Plan sponsored or maintained by Hilton as of the Cut-Off Date that is made available to certain Pre-Existing Hilton Employees in the United States (or on temporary assignment outside the United States, if applicable) as of the Cut-Off Date, including, without limitation, the Plans listed on Schedule 4(a)(i) (such Plans, the US DB Plans ), (ii) all Liabilities associated with the US DB Plans related to Former Employees, HLT Employees, PK Employees and HGV Employees while such Employees were employed by a member of the Hilton Controlled Group, whether incurred prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time, (iii) all Assets and Liabilities related to any Terminated Hilton US DB Plans, and (iv) all Assets and accrued benefits associated with the US DB Plans related to Former Employees, HLT Employees, PK Employees and HGV Employees while such Employees were employed by a member of the Hilton Controlled Group, whether accrued prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time. On and after the Plan Effective Time, no
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member of the PK Group or the HGV Group shall have any Liabilities related to any US DB Plans or any Terminated Hilton US DB Plans. For the avoidance of doubt, no member of the HLT Group is Assuming any Assets or Liabilities related to non-Hilton participating employers under the US DB Plans.
(b) Non-US DB Plans .
(i) HLT Group . Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, HLT shall, or shall cause another member or members or members of the HLT Group to, Assume (w) each defined benefit pension plan sponsored or maintained by Hilton as of the Cut-Off Date that is made available to certain Pre-Existing Hilton Employees outside of the United States as of the Cut-Off Date, including without limitation, the Plans listed on Schedule 4(b)(i), and any legally enforceable agreements or guarantees given by Hilton to support such plans (collectively, the Non-US DB Plans ), (x) all Liabilities associated with the Non-US DB Plans related to HLT Employees and Former Hilton Employees, and, solely with respect to the Hilton UK Pension Plan (the UK DB Plan ), Liabilities relating to benefits built up by any HLT Employees, Former Employees, PK Employees, and HGV Employees, in each case, while employed by Hilton, whether incurred prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time, (y) all Assets and Liabilities related to any Terminated Hilton UK DB Plans, and (z) all Assets and accrued benefits associated with the Non-US DB Plans related to HLT Employees and Former Hilton Employees and, solely with respect to the UK DB Plans, Assets related to and accrued benefits built up by any HLT Employees, Former Employees, PK Employees, and HGV Employees while employed by Hilton, whether accrued prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time. On and after the Plan Effective Time, except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, no member of the PK Group or the HGV Group shall have any Liabilities related to HLT Employees or Former Employees under the Non-US DB Plans, HLT Employees or Former Employees under any Terminated Hilton UK DB Plan or, solely with respect to the UK DB Plan, HLT Employees, Former Employees, PK Employees, or HGV Employees.
(ii) PK Group .
(A) Establishment of New Non-US DB Plans/Transfer of Assets and Liabilities . Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, PK shall, or shall cause another member or members of the PK Group to, Assume (x) a portion of each Non-US DB Plan that is made available as of the Cut-Off Date to certain Pre-Existing Hilton Employees outside of the United States who become PK Employees at PK properties based outside of the United States, including, without limitation, the Plans listed on Schedule 4(b)(ii)(A), but excluding the UK DB Plan (such Plans, the Non-US PK DB Plans ), (y) all Liabilities associated with the Non-US PK DB Plans related to PK Employees and Former PK Employees, whether incurred prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time, and (z) all Assets and accrued benefits related to PK Employees and Former PK Employees associated with the Non-US PK DB Plans, whether accrued prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time. On and after the Plan Effective Time, no member of the HLT Group or the HGV Group shall have any Liabilities related to the Non-US PK DB Plans.
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(B) UK Life Assurance Plans . Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, PK shall, or shall cause another member or members of the PK Group to (x) establish, adopt and implement a new life assurance Plan to provide life assurance benefits to PK Employees employed in the United Kingdom on substantially similar terms, in all material respects, to the terms on which the PK Employees employed in the United Kingdom were provided with life assurance benefits as of the Cut-Off Date, and, if any member of the PK Group provides life assurance benefits to any new Employees employed by a member of the PK Group in the United Kingdom after the Distribution Date, it shall be through the same Plan and on the same terms as for PK Employees, and (y) Assume all Liabilities associated with such Plan related to PK Employees (and any new Employees employed by any member of the PK Group after the Distribution Date who are provided with life assurance benefits).
(C) UK DB Plan Mitigation Arrangements . As a result of ceasing to participate in the UK DB Plan, following the Distribution Date, PK shall, or shall cause another member or members of the PK Group to pay, on a monthly basis, in arrears, to or in respect of each PK Employee who was an Active Deferred Member (as defined in the UK DB Plan) participating in the UK DB Plan immediately before the Distribution Date, in respect of each calendar month in which such PK Employee is employed by a member of the PK Group, either (x) a contribution to the defined contribution pension scheme that such PK Employee is a member of and provided under Section 5(b)(ii)(A), based on a fixed percentage (the Mitigation Percentage ) of such PK Employees basic salary as communicated to such PK Employee before the Distribution Date, or (y) a cash salary supplement in an amount equal to the product of (I) the Mitigation Percentage and (II) such PK Employees basic salary. These payments shall be paid on such terms, including as to duration, as are communicated to such PK Employees before the Distribution Date, and subject to any ability of PK or any other member or members of the PK Group to change the affected PK Employees contractual terms where permitted by applicable Law following the Distribution Date. These payments are to be provided as mitigation to such PK Employee for the loss of the salary linkage feature provided under the UK DB Plan prior to the Distribution Date.
(iii) HGV Group .
(A) Establishment of New Non-US DB Plans/Transfer of Assets and Liabilities . Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, HGV shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HGV Group to, Assume (x) each defined benefit pension plan sponsored or maintained by Vacations as of the Cut-Off Date that is made available as of the Cut-Off Date to certain Pre-Existing Hilton Employees in Japan who become HGV Employees at HGV properties based in Japan (such Plans, the Japanese DB Plans ), all Liabilities associated with the Japanese DB Plans related to HGV Employees and Former HGV Employees, whether incurred prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time, and all Assets and accrued benefits associated with the Japanese DB Plans related to HGV Employees and Former HGV Employees, whether incurred prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time, and (y) (I) a portion of each other Non-US DB Plan that is made available as of the Cut-Off Date to certain Pre-Existing Hilton Employees outside of the United States who become HGV Employees based outside the United States, including, without limitation, the Plans listed on Schedule 4(b)(iii)(A), but excluding the UK DB Plan (such Plans, the Non-US HGV DB Plans ), (II) all Liabilities associated with the Non-US HGV DB Plans related to HGV Employees and Former HGV Employees, whether incurred prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time, and (III) all Assets and accrued benefits related to HGV Employees and Former HGV Employees associated with the Non-US HGV DB Plans, whether accrued prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time. On and after the Plan Effective Time, no member of the HLT Group or the PK Group shall have any Liabilities related to the Japanese DB Plans and the Non-US HGV DB Plans.
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(B) UK Life Assurance Plans . Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, HGV shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HGV Group to (x) establish, adopt and implement a new life assurance Plan to provide life assurance benefits to HGV Employees employed in the United Kingdom on substantially similar terms, in all material respects, to the terms on which the HGV Employees employed in the United Kingdom were provided with life assurance benefits as of the Cut-Off Date, and, if any member of the HGV Group provides life assurance benefits to any new Employees employed by a member of the HGV Group in the United Kingdom after the Distribution Date, it shall be through the same Plan and on the same terms as for HGV Employees, and (y) Assume all Liabilities associated with such Plan related to HGV Employees (and any new Employees employed by any member of the HGV Group after the Distribution Date who are provided with life assurance benefits).
(C) UK DB Plan Mitigation Arrangements . As a result of ceasing to participate in the UK DB Plan, following the Distribution Date, HGV shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HGV Group to continue to pay, on a monthly basis, in arrears, to or in respect of each HGV Employee who was an Active Deferred Member participating in the UK DB Plan immediately before the Distribution Date, in respect of each calendar month in which such HGV Employee is employed by a member of the HGV Group, either (x) a contribution to the defined contribution pension scheme that such HGV Employee is a member of and provided under Section 5(b)(ii)(A), based on the Mitigation Percentage of such HGV Employees basic salary as communicated to such HGV Employee before the Distribution Date, or (y) a cash salary supplement in an amount equal to the product of (I) the Mitigation Percentage and (II) such HGV Employees basic salary. These payments shall be paid on such terms, including as to duration, as are communicated to such HGV Employees before the Distribution Date, and subject to any ability of HGV or any other member or members of the HGV Group to change the affected HGV Employees contractual terms where permitted by applicable Law following the Distribution Date. These payments are to be provided as mitigation to such HGV Employee for the loss of the salary linkage feature provided under the UK DB Plan prior to the Distribution Date.
5. DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PENSION PLANS . (a) US Tax-Qualified DC Plans .
(i) General . Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, except as otherwise expressly provided for herein or in the Transition Services Agreement, HLT shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HLT Group to, Assume (x) each tax-qualified defined contribution pension plan sponsored or maintained by Hilton as of the Cut-Off Date that is made available to certain Pre-Existing Hilton Employees in the United States (or on temporary assignment outside the United States, if applicable) as of the Cut-Off Date, including, without limitation, the Plans listed on Schedule 5(a)(i) (such Plans, the US DC Plans ), (y) all Liabilities associated with the US DC Plans related to Former Employees, HLT Employees, PK Employees and HGV Employees while such Employees were employed by a member of the Hilton Controlled Group, whether incurred prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time, and (z) all Assets and accrued benefits associated with the US DC Plans related to Former Employees, HLT
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Employees, PK Employees and HGV Employees while such Employees were employed by a member of the Hilton Controlled Group, whether accrued prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time. On and after the Plan Effective Time, except as otherwise expressly provided for herein or in the Transition Services Agreement, no member of the PK Group or the HGV Group shall have any Liabilities related to HLT Employees or Former Employees under the US DC Plans. For the avoidance of doubt, no member of the HLT Group is Assuming any Assets or Liabilities related to non-Hilton participating employers under the US DC Plans.
(ii) Continued Participation in HW 401(k) Plan . Prior to the Plan Effective Time, each of (x) the Subsidiaries of HLT and (y) PK, HGV and their respective Subsidiaries with Employees who participate in the Hilton Worldwide 401(k) Plan as of the Cut-Off Date (the HW 401(k) Plan ) shall have adopted the HW 401(k) Plan each as a participating employer. Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, each of the applicable members of the PK Group and the HGV Group shall remain as participating employers in the HW 401(k) Plan until no later than December 31, 2017 and, in connection therewith, each of the HLT Group, the PK Group and the HGV Group shall (x) pay their proportional share of the administrative and contribution costs associated with the HW 401(k) Plan during such period and (y) Assume all Liabilities associated with the HW 401(k) Plan related to HLT Employees, Former HLT Employees, PK Employees, Former PK Employees, HGV Employees and Former HGV Employees (and any new Employees employed by any member of the HLT Group, the PK Group or the HGV Group, as applicable, after the Distribution Date), respectively.
(iii) Establishment of New US Tax-Qualified DC Plans/Transfer of Assets and Liabilities . Effective no later than January 1, 2018, each of PK and HGV shall, or shall cause another member or members of the PK Group and the HGV Group, as applicable, to establish, adopt and administer one or more new defined contribution pension plans that are intended to meet the requirements of Sections 401(a) and 401(k) of the Code and a related trust that is intended to meet the requirements of Section 501(a) of the Code for the benefit of eligible PK Employees and HGV Employees, as applicable, in the United States (or on temporary assignment outside of the United States, if applicable) (and any new Employees employed by any member of the PK Group or HGV Group after the Distribution Date) (collectively, the New 401(k) Plans ), the terms and conditions of which shall be determined by the PK Compensation Committee or the HGV Compensation Committee (or their respective designees), as applicable, taking into account the terms and conditions of the HW 401(k) Plan.
(iv) As soon as practicable following the adoption of each New 401(k) Plan, HLT shall, or shall cause the applicable member of the HLT Group to, cause the trustee of the HW 401(k) Plan to Transfer to the trustee or other funding agent of each New 401(k) Plan the amounts (in cash, securities, other property or a combination thereof, including any promissory notes reflecting outstanding participant loan balances) representing the account balances of all PK Employees, Former PK Employees, HGV Employees and Former HGV Employees (and any new Employees employed by any member of the PK Group or the HGV Group, as applicable, after the Distribution Date) who were participating in the HW 401(k) Plan with said amounts to be established as account balances of such Employees under the applicable New 401(k) Plan. Each such Transfer shall comply with Section 414(l) of the Code and the requirements of ERISA. Each of PK and HGV shall, or shall cause the applicable member of the PK Group or the HGV Group, as applicable, to (x) cause the trustees or other funding agent of
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the applicable New 401(k) Plan to accept the trust-to-trust Transfer from the HW 401(k) Plan, and to credit the accounts of such PK Employees, Former PK Employees, HGV Employees and Former HGV Employees, as applicable (and any new Employees employed by any member of the PK Group and the HGV Group after the Distribution Date, as applicable) under the applicable New 401(k) Plan with the amounts Transferred on their behalf and (y) Assume and be solely responsible for all Liabilities under the applicable New 401(k) Plan relating to the accounts that are so Transferred as of the time of such Transfer. In connection with the trust-to-trust Transfer described above, the Parties agree to cooperate in making any and all appropriate filings required under applicable Law and to take all such action(s) as may be necessary or appropriate to cause such plan-to-plan Transfer to take place as soon as practicable following the adoption of each New 401(k) Plan.
(b) Non-US DC Plans .
(i) HLT Group . Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, except as otherwise expressly provided for herein or in the Transition Services Agreement, HLT shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HLT Group to, Assume (x) each defined contribution pension plan sponsored or maintained by Hilton as of the Cut-Off Date that is made available to certain Pre-Existing Hilton Employees outside of the United States as of the Cut-Off Date, including, without limitation, the Plans listed on Schedule 5(b)(i) (such Plans, the Non-US DC Plans ), (y) all Liabilities associated with (I) the Non-US DC Plans and (II) the HOGARENTE (the Hotel and Restaurant Association) and the Pensioenfond Horeca & Catering Retirement Plan (such Plans, the Mandatory DC Plans ), in each case, related to HLT Employees and Former Employees, whether incurred prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time, and (z) all Assets and accrued benefits associated with the Non-US DC Plans, in each case, related to HLT Employees and Former Employees, whether accrued prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time. On and after the Plan Effective Time, except as otherwise expressly provided for herein or in the Transition Services Agreement, no member of the PK Group or the HGV Group shall have any Liabilities related to HLT Employees or Former Employees under the Non-US DC Plans or the Mandatory DC Plans.
(ii) PK Group .
(A) Establishment of New Plans in the UK . (1) Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, PK shall, or shall cause another member or members of the PK Group to, for the purposes of providing defined contribution pension benefits for PK Employees employed in the United Kingdom, adopt and implement one or more new defined contribution pension Plans that have the same terms as to contribution rates and eligibility as the Legal and General Group Pension PlanHilton Worldwide Personal UK Retirement Plan (the UK GPP ) and The Peoples Pension Scheme Hilton Hotels Worldwide Section (the UK Auto-Enrolment Plan ) (the UK GPP and the UK Auto-Enrolment Plan, collectively, the UK DC Plans ).
(2) Following the establishment, adoption and implementation by PK or another member or members of the PK Group of one or more new defined contribution pension Plans as required by clause (1) above, if it would not otherwise automatically happen, PK shall, or shall cause another member or members of the PK Group to, request the trustee of the UK Auto-Enrolment Plan to Transfer all Assets and
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Liabilities of the UK Auto-Enrolment Plan attributable to PK Employees to the applicable new defined contribution pension Plan, subject to the agreement of the new defined contribution pension Plan trustee or provider. Following such Transfer, no member of the HLT Group or the HGV Group shall have any Liabilities relating thereto. In addition, if it would not otherwise automatically be permitted, PK shall, or shall cause another member or members of the PK Group to request that the trustee or provider of the new defined contribution pension Plan accept a Transfer of the Assets and Liabilities in the UK GPP attributable to any PK Employee who wishes to Transfer such Assets and Liabilities to the new defined contribution pension Plan, provided such PK Employee is still an active member of the new defined contribution pension Plan at the date of the Transfer.
(B) Assumption/Establishment of New Plans . Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, PK shall, or shall cause another member or members of the PK Group to (x) commence participation in the Mandatory DC Plans and (y) Assume (I) each Non-US DC Plan that is made available as the Cut-Off Date to certain Pre-Existing Hilton Employees as of the Cut-Off Date in South Africa who become PK Employees at PK properties based in South Africa (such Plans, the SA DC Plans ), all Liabilities associated with the SA DC Plans related to PK Employees and Former PK Employees, whether incurred prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time, and all Assets and accrued benefits associated with the SA DC Plans related to PK Employees and Former PK Employees, whether accrued prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time, and (II) (1) a portion of each other Non-US DC Plan that is made available as of the Cut-Off Date to certain Pre-Existing Hilton Employees outside of the United States who become PK Employees at PK properties based outside of the United States, including, without limitation, the Plans listed on Schedule 5(b)(ii)(B), but excluding the UK DC Plans (such Plans, PK Required Plans ), (2) all Liabilities associated with the PK Required Plans related to PK Employees and Former PK Employees, whether incurred prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time, and (3) all Assets and accrued benefits associated with the PK Required Plans related to PK Employees and Former PK Employees, whether accrued prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time. On and after the Plan Effective Time, no member of the HLT Group or the HGV Group shall have any Liabilities related to PK Employees or Former PK Employees under the SA DC Plans or the PK Required Plans. The PK Compensation Committee (or its designee) shall establish, adopt and implement one or more new defined contribution pension plans that have substantially similar terms, in all material respects, to the PK Required Plans. Following the adoption of such plans, HLT shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HLT Group to, Transfer all Assets and Liabilities attributable to PK Employees and Former PK Employees under the respective PK Required Plans to each such newly adopted plan. On and after such Transfer, no member of the HLT Group or the HGV Group shall have any Liabilities related thereto. Following commencement of participation in the Mandatory DC Plans, PK shall, or shall cause another member or members of the PK Group to, Assume all Liabilities associated with such the Mandatory DC Plans related to PK Employees and Former PK Employees, whether incurred prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time.
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(iii) HGV Group .
(A) Assumption/Establishment of New Plans Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, HGV shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HGV Group to, Assume (x) each Non-US DC Plan that is made available as of the Cut-Off Date to certain Pre-Existing Hilton Employees in Japan who become HGV Employees at HGV properties based in Japan (the Japanese DC Plans ), all Liabilities associated with the Japanese DC Plans related to HGV Employees and Former HGV Employees, whether incurred prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time, and all Assets and accrued benefits associated with the Japanese DC Plans related to HGV Employees and Former HGV Employees, whether accrued prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time, (y) the defined contribution pension Plans that are made available as of the Cut-Off Date to certain Pre-Existing Hilton Employees in the United Kingdom who become HGV Employees at HGV properties based in the United Kingdom and that have the same terms as to contribution rates and eligibility as the UK DC Plans (the Replacement UK DC Plans ), all Liabilities associated with the Replacement UK DC Plans related to HGV Employees and Former HGV Employees, whether incurred prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time, and all Assets and accrued benefits associated with the Replacement UK DC Plans related to HGV Employees and Former HGV Employees, whether accrued prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time, and (z) (I) a portion of each other Non-US DC Plan that is made available as of the Cut-Off Date to certain Pre-Existing Hilton Employees outside of the United States who become HGV Employees at HGV properties based outside of the United States, including, without limitation, the Plans listed on Schedule 5(b)(iii)(A), (such Plans, excluding the UK DC Plans, the Hilton International Plan (Hilton Retirement Capital Plan section) and the Hilton Worldwide International Retirement Plan, the HGV Required Plans ), (II) all Liabilities associated with the HGV Required Plans related to HGV Employees and Former HGV Employees, whether incurred prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time, and (III) all Assets and accrued benefits associated with the HGV Required Plans related to HGV Employees and Former HGV Employees, whether accrued prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time. On and after the Plan Effective Time, no member of the HLT Group or the PK Group shall have any Liabilities related to HGV Employees or Former HGV Employees under the Japanese DC Plans or the HGV Required Plans. The HGV Compensation Committee (or its designee) shall establish, adopt and implement one or more new defined contribution pension plans that have substantially similar terms, in all material respects, to the HGV Required Plans, effective as of the Plan Effective Time. Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, HLT shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HLT Group to, Transfer all Assets and Liabilities attributable to HGV Employees and Former HGV Employees under each applicable HGV Required Plan to each such newly adopted plan. On and after such Transfer, no member of the HLT Group or the PK Group shall have any Liabilities related thereto.
6. NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT/DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS . (a) General . Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, HLT shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HLT Group to, Assume (x) each non-qualified retirement and deferred compensation plan sponsored or maintained by Hilton as of the Cut-Off Date that is made available to certain Pre-Existing Hilton Employees in the United States (or on temporary assignment outside the United States, if applicable) as of the Cut-Off Date, including, without limitation, the Plans listed on Schedule 6(a), (such Plans, the Hilton Deferred Compensation Plans ), (y) all Liabilities associated with the Hilton Deferred Compensation Plans related to Former Employees, HLT Employees, PK Employees and HGV Employees, whether incurred prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time, and (z) all Assets (including any associated rabbi trust) and accrued benefits associated with the Hilton Deferred Compensation Plans related to Former Employees, HLT Employees, PK
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Employees and HGV Employees, whether accrued prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time. Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, on and after the Plan Effective Time, no member of the PK Group or the HGV Group shall have any Liabilities related to Former Employees, HLT Employees, PK Employees or HGV Employees under the Hilton Deferred Compensation Plans.
(b) New PK and HGV Deferred Compensation Plans/Transfer of Liabilities .
(i) PK Group . Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, PK shall, or shall cause another member or members of the PK Group to, establish, adopt and administer one or more new deferred compensation and/or non-qualified retirement plans for eligible PK Employees (and any new Employees employed by any member of the PK Group after the Distribution Date) in the United States. The terms and conditions of one such plan for PK Employees who participated in the Hilton Hotels 2005 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (the 2005 EDCP ) as of the Cut-Off Date shall be substantially similar, in all material respects, to the 2005 EDCP. Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, PK shall, or shall cause another member or members of the PK Group to, Assume all Liabilities related to the 2005 EDCP attributable to PK Employees who participated in the 2005 EDCP as of the Cut-Off Date. On and after the Plan Effective Time, no member of the HLT Group or the HGV Group shall have any Liabilities related to PK Employees under the 2005 EDCP and no member of the PK Group shall have any Liabilities related to the HLT Employees and Former Employees under the 2005 EDCP. Any such other plans that are adopted by any member of the PK Group shall be on such terms and conditions as determined by the PK Compensation Committee (or its designee).
(ii) HGV Group . Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, HGV shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HGV Group to, establish, adopt and administer one or more new deferred compensation and/or non-qualified retirement plans for eligible HGV Employees (and any new Employees employed by any member of the HGV Group after the Distribution Date) in the United States. The terms and conditions of one such plan for HGV Employees who participated in the 2005 EDCP as of the Cut-Off Date shall be substantially similar, in all material respects, to the 2005 EDCP. Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, HGV shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HGV Group to, Assume all Liabilities related to the 2005 EDCP attributable to HGV Employees who participated in the 2005 EDCP as of the Cut-Off Date. On and after the Plan Effective Time, no member of the HLT Group or the PK Group shall have any Liabilities related to HGV Employees under the 2005 EDCP and no member of the HGV Group shall have any Liabilities related to the HLT Employees and Former Employees under the 2005 EDCP. Any such other plans that are adopted by any member of the HGV Group shall be on such terms and conditions as determined by the HGV Compensation Committee (or its designee).
(iii) No Separation from Service .
(A) The Parties agree that transfers of employment in connection with the Distribution shall not be treated as separations from service under any Hilton Deferred Compensation Plan, and such employment shall only be considered to terminate for purposes of the applicable Hilton Deferred Compensation Plans or a PK or HGV non-qualified retirement/deferred compensation plan that receives the Liabilities, as applicable, as a result of
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(x) a transfer of employment among the HLT Group, the PK Group and the HGV Group, or (y) a termination of employment with the HLT Group, the PK Group or the HGV Group, as applicable, following the Plan Effective Time. All non-qualified retirement/deferred compensation benefits payable on and after the Plan Effective Time related to HLT Employees, PK Employees and HGV Employees shall be paid under the applicable Hilton Deferred Compensation Plans or a PK or HGV non-qualified retirement/deferred compensation plan that receives the Liabilities, as applicable.
7. EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND WELFARE BENEFIT PLANS . (a) US H&W Plans .
(i) General . Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, except as otherwise expressly provided for herein or in the Transition Services Agreement, HLT shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HLT Group to, Assume (x) each health and welfare benefit Plan (other than severance Plans) sponsored or maintained by Hilton as of the Cut-Off Date that is made available to certain Pre-Existing Hilton Employees in the United States and Puerto Rico as of the Cut-Off Date, including, without limitation, the Plans listed on Schedule 7(a)(i) (the Hilton H&W Plans ), (y) all Liabilities associated with the Hilton H&W Plans related to Former Employees, HLT Employees, PK Employees and HGV Employees, whether incurred prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time, and (z) all Assets and accrued benefits associated with the Hilton H&W Plans related to Former Employees, HLT Employees, PK Employees and HGV Employees, whether accrued prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time. On and after the Plan Effective Time, except as otherwise provided for in Section 7(a)(iii), no member of the PK Group or the HGV Group shall have any Liabilities related to HLT Employees or Former Hilton Employees under the Hilton H&W Plans, no member of the HLT Group or the HGV Group shall have any Liabilities related to PK Employees or Former PK Employees under the Hilton H&W Plans and no member of the HLT Group or the PK Group shall have any Liabilities related to HGV Employees or Former HGV Employees under the Hilton H&W Plans.
(ii) COBRA . HLT or another member or members of the HLT Group shall be responsible for providing continuation coverage pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (COBRA) ( COBRA Coverage ) under the applicable HLT Plan with respect to qualified beneficiaries whose qualifying event occurred prior to or in conjunction with the Distribution. For qualifying events occurring on and after the Plan Effective Time, HLT shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HLT Group to, be responsible for providing COBRA Coverage to qualified beneficiaries whose qualifying event relates to a HLT Employee (and any new Employees employed by any member of the HLT Group after the Distribution Date), PK shall, or shall cause another member or members of the PK Group to, be responsible for providing COBRA Coverage to qualified beneficiaries whose qualifying event relates to a PK Employee (and any new Employees employed by any member of the PK Group after the Distribution Date), and HGV shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HGV Group to, be responsible for providing COBRA Coverage to qualified beneficiaries whose qualifying event relates to a HGV Employee (and any new Employees employed by any member of the HGV Group after the Distribution Date).
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(iii) Continued Participation In Hilton H&W Plans . Subject to the consent of the applicable insurers or any other applicable third-parties, as needed, effective as of the Plan Effective Time, each of the applicable members of the PK Group and the HGV Group shall remain participating employers in the Hilton H&W Plans until no later than December 31, 2017, but shall cease participating in any cafeteria Plans, salary continuation Plans, health savings accounts, health and dependent care flexible spending accounts, voluntary benefit Plans, commuter benefit Plans and tuition reimbursement Plans, in each case, sponsored or maintained by Hilton as of the Cut-Off Date that are made available to certain Pre-Existing Hilton Employees in the United States as of the Cut-Off Date (such Plans, the Specified H&W Plans ) as of the Plan Effective Time. In connection with such continued participation, each of the HLT Group, the PK Group and the HGV Group shall (x) pay their proportional share of the administrative and contribution costs associated with such Plans during such period and (y) Assume all Liabilities associated with such Plans related to HLT Employees, Former HLT Employees, PK Employees, Former PK Employees, HGV Employees or Former HGV Employees (and any new Employees employed by any member of the HLT Group, the PK Group or the HGV Group, as applicable, after the Distribution Date), respectively. Insurance premiums under the Hilton H&W Plans, including premiums related to COBRA Coverage, shall be paid either (x) directly to the applicable insurer by a member of each of the HLT Group, the PK Group and the HGV Group on behalf of the participating Former Employees, Employees and dependents of each, or (y) directly to the applicable insurer by a member of the HLT Group on behalf of Former Employees, HLT Employees, PK Employees and HGV Employees and their respective dependents with reimbursement of such amounts being made by a member of the PK Group and the HGV Group within the time period required under ERISA. During the period commencing on the Distribution Date and ending no later than December 31, 2017, the HLT Group, the PK Group and the HGV Group shall share proportionally in any credits returned ( e.g., MLR credits, subrogation recoveries, etc.) to any health and welfare benefit Plan sponsored or maintained by any member of the HLT Group in which a member of the PK Group and HGV Group continue to participate on and after the Plan Effective Time.
(iv) New PK and HGV Health and Welfare Benefit Plans .
(A) Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, each of PK and HGV shall, or shall cause another member or members of the PK Group or the HGV Group, as applicable, to, establish, adopt and implement one or more new health and welfare benefit Plans in which eligible PK Employees and HGV Employees (and any new Employees employed by any member of the PK Group and the HGV Group after the Distribution Date) in the United States shall participate, with terms and conditions that are substantially similar, in all material respects, to the terms and conditions of the Specified H&W Plans in which such Employees were participating as of the Cut-Off Date.
(B) Effective no later than January 1, 2018, each of PK and HGV shall, or shall cause another member or members of the PK Group or the HGV Group, as applicable, to, establish, adopt and implement one or more new health and welfare benefit Plans (excluding a Retiree Health Plan and retiree life insurance arrangements) under which PK Employees and HGV Employees (and any new Employees employed by any member of the PK Group and the HGV Group after the Distribution Date) in the United States shall participate, the terms and conditions of which shall be determined by the PK Compensation Committee (or its designee) or the HGV Compensation Committee (or its designee), as applicable, taking into account the terms and conditions of the corresponding Hilton H&W Plan.
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(C) Each of PK and HGV shall, or shall cause another member or members of the PK Group and the HGV Group, as applicable, to use commercially reasonable efforts to waive all pre-existing condition exclusions and actively-at-work requirements for each health and welfare benefit Plan in which PK Employees and HGV Employees in the United States were participating as of the Cut-Off Date or the effective date of the new Plan, as applicable.
(D) Each of PK and HGV shall, or shall cause another member or members of the PK Group and the HGV Group, as applicable, to provide credit for expenses incurred by PK Employees and HGV Employees in the United States and their eligible dependents during the portion of the plan year that includes the Distribution Date for purposes of satisfying all deductible, coinsurance and maximum out-of-pocket requirements applicable to each such Employee.
(E) For the plan year in which the Distribution Date occurs, flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts of PK Employees and HGV Employees shall be transferred to the corresponding PK or HGV health and welfare benefit Plan, including contribution and payment history.
(b) Non-US H&W Plans .
(i) HLT Group .
(A) General . Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, except as expressly provided for herein or in the Transition Services Agreement, HLT shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HLT Group to, Assume (x) each health and welfare benefit Plan (including each related insurance policy, trust instrument and other related contract or agreement) sponsored or maintained by Hilton as of the Cut-Off Date that is made available to certain Pre-Existing Hilton Employees outside of the United States as of the Cut-Off Date, including without limitation, the Plans listed on Schedule 7(b)(i)(A) (such Plans, the Hilton Non-US H&W Plans ), (y) all Liabilities associated with the Hilton Non-US H&W Plans related to HLT Employees, Former Employees, PK Employees and HGV Employees, whether incurred prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time, and (z) all Assets and accrued benefits associated with the Non-US H&W Plans related to HLT Employees, Former Hilton Employees, PK Employees and HGV Employees. On and after the Plan Effective Time, except as expressly provided for herein or in the Transition Services Agreement, no member of the PK Group or the HGV Group shall have any Liabilities related HLT Employees and Former Employees under the Non-US H&W Plans.
(B) Continued Participation in Brazilian H&W Plans/New Brazilian H&W Plans . Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, HLT shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HLT Group to, for the purposes of providing health and welfare and/or life insurance benefits for HLT Employees employed in Brazil (and any new Employees employed by any member of the HLT Group in Brazil after the Distribution Date), either (x) to
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establish, adopt or implement one or more new health and welfare and/or life insurance benefit plans that have substantially similar terms, in all material respects, to the Seguro Saude Empresarial, the Seguro Coletivo Empresarial de Assistencia a Saude Na Segmentacao Odontologico and/or the Seguro de Vida Em Groupo, as applicable (each such Plan, a Brazilian H&W Plan ) or (y) subject to consent of the applicable insurer(s) or any other applicable third-parties, as needed, effective as of the Plan Effective Time, each of the applicable members of the HLT Group shall remain as participating employers in one or more Brazilian H&W Plans until no later than December 31, 2017 and, in connection therewith, each of the HLT Group and the PK Group shall (I) pay their proportional share of the administrative and contribution costs associated with the applicable Brazilian H&W Plan(s) during such period and (II) Assume all Liabilities associated with the applicable Brazilian H&W Plan(s) related to HLT Employees, Former HLT Employees, PK Employees and Former PK Employees (and any new Employees employed by any member of the HLT Group or the PK Group, as applicable, after the Distribution Date), respectively. Effective no later than January 1, 2018, HLT shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HLT Group to, establish, adopt and implement one or more new health and welfare benefit Plans that have substantially similar terms, in all material respects, to the applicable Brazilian H&W Plan(s).
(ii) PK Group .
(A) Continued Participation in HLT Plans . Subject to consent of the applicable insurers or any other applicable third-parties, as needed, effective as of the Plan Effective Time, each of the applicable members of the PK Group shall remain as participating employers in the Plans listed on Schedule 7(b)(ii)(A) (each such Plan, a Continued PK H&W Plan ) until no later than December 31, 2017 and, in connection therewith, each of the HLT Group and the PK Group shall (x) pay their proportional share of the administrative and contribution costs associated with each such Continued PK H&W Plan during such period and (y) Assume all Liabilities associated with each such Continued PK H&W Plan related to HLT Employees, Former HLT Employees, PK Employees and Former PK Employees (and any new Employees employed by any member of the HLT Group or the PK Group, as applicable, after the Distribution Date), respectively. Effective no later than January 1, 2018, PK shall, or shall cause another member or members of the PK Group to, establish, adopt and implement one or more new health and welfare benefit Plans that have substantially similar terms, in all material respects, to each applicable Continued PK H&W Plan.
(B) Assumption/Establishment of New Plans . Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, PK shall, or shall cause another member or members of the PK Group to, Assume (I) each health and welfare benefit Plan sponsored or maintained by a member of the PK Group as of the Cut-Off Date that is made available as of the Cut-Off Date to certain Pre-Existing Hilton Employees in Brazil and South Africa who become PK Employees at PK properties based in Brazil and South Africa (such Plans, collectively, the Brazilian and SA H&W Plans ), all Liabilities associated with the Brazilian and SA H&W Plans related to PK Employees and Former PK Employees, whether incurred prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time, and all Assets (including each related insurance policy, trust instrument and other related contract or agreement) and accrued benefits associated with the Brazilian and SA H&W Plans related to PK Employees and Former PK Employees, whether accrued prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time, and (II) (1) a portion of each other health and welfare benefit Plan
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sponsored or maintained by Hilton as of the Cut-Off Date that is made available as of the Cut-Off Date to certain Pre-Existing Hilton Employees outside of the United States who become PK Employees at PK properties based outside of the United States, including, without limitation, the Plans listed on Schedule 7(b)(ii)(B) (collectively, PK Required H&W Plans ), (2) all Liabilities associated with the PK Required H&W Plans related to PK Employees and Former PK Employees, whether incurred prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time, and (3) all Assets (other than those held in an insurance policy or those that the PK Employee has the right to elect to retain with the applicable insurer) and accrued benefits associated with the PK Required H&W Plans related to PK Employees and Former PK Employees, whether accrued prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time. On and after the Plan Effective Time, no member of the HLT Group or the HGV Group shall have any Liabilities related to PK Employees or Former PK Employees under the Brazilian and SA H&W Plans or the PK Required H&W Plans. The PK Compensation Committee (or its designee) shall establish, adopt and implement one or more new health and welfare benefit Plans that have substantially similar terms, in all material respects, to the PK Required H&W Plans. Following the adoption of such Plans, HLT shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HLT Group to, Transfer all Assets (other than those held in an insurance policy or those that the PK Employee or Former PK Employee has the right to elect to retain with the applicable insurer) and Liabilities attributable to PK Employees and Former PK Employees under the respective PK Required H&W Plans to each such newly adopted Plan. Following such Transfer, no member of the HLT Group or the HGV Group shall have any Liabilities related thereto.
(iii) HGV Group .
(A) Continued Participation in HLT Plans . Subject to consent of the applicable insurers or any other applicable third-parties, as needed, effective as of the Plan Effective Time, each of the applicable members of the HGV Group shall remain as participating employers in the Plans listed on Schedule 7(b)(iii)(A) (each such Plan, a Continued HGV H&W Plan ) until no later than December 31, 2017 and, in connection therewith, each of the HLT Group and the HGV Group shall (x) pay their proportional share of the administrative and contribution costs associated with each such Continued HGV H&W Plan during such period and (y) Assume all Liabilities associated with each such Continued HGV H&W Plan related to HLT Employees or HGV Employees (and any new Employees employed by any member of the HLT Group or the HGV Group, as applicable, after the Distribution Date), respectively. Effective no
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later than January 1, 2018, HGV shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HGV Group to, establish, adopt and implement one or more new health and welfare benefit Plans that have substantially similar terms, in all material respects, to each applicable Continued HGV H&W Plan.
(B) Assumption/Establishment of New Plans . Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, HGV shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HGV Group to, Assume (I) each health and welfare benefit Plan sponsored or maintained by a member of the HGV Group as of the Cut-Off Date that is made available as of the Cut-Off Date to certain Pre-Existing Hilton Employees in Japan who become HGV Employees at HGV properties based in Japan (such Plans, the Japanese H&W Plans ), all Liabilities associated with the Japanese H&W Plans related to HGV Employees and Former HGV Employees, whether incurred prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time, and all Assets (other than those held in an insurance policy or those that the HGV Employee or Former HGV Employee has the right to elect to retain with the applicable insurer) and accrued benefits associated with the Japanese H&W Plans related to HGV Employees and Former HGV Employees, whether accrued prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time, and (1) a portion of each other health and welfare benefit Plan sponsored or maintained by Hilton as of the Cut-Off Date that is made available as of the Cut-Off Date to certain Pre-Existing Hilton Employees outside of the United States who become HGV Employees at HGV properties based outside of the United States (collectively, HGV Required H&W Plans ), (2) all Liabilities associated with the HGV Required H&W Plans related to HGV Employees and Former HGV Employees, whether incurred prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time, and (3) all Assets (other than those held in an insurance policy or those that the HGV Employee or Former HGV Employee has the right to elect to retain with the applicable insurer) and accrued benefits associated with the HGV Required H&W Plans related to HGV Employees and Former HGV Employees, whether accrued prior to, on or after the Plan Effective Time. On and after the Plan Effective Time, no member of the HLT Group or the PK Group shall have any Liabilities related to HGV Employees or Former HGV Employees under the Japanese H&W Plans or the HGV Required H&W Plans. The HGV Compensation Committee (or its designee) shall establish, adopt and implement one or more new health and welfare benefit Plans that have substantially similar terms, in all material respects, to the HGV Required H&W Plans. Following the adoption of such Plans, HLT shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HLT Group to, Transfer all Assets (other than those held in an insurance policy or those that the HGV Employee or Former HGV Employees has the right to elect to retain with the applicable insurer) and Liabilities attributable to HGV Employees and Former HGV Employees under the respective HGV Required H&W Plans to each such newly adopted Plan. Following such Transfer, no member of the HLT Group or the PK Group shall have any Liabilities related thereto.
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(iv) Credit . To the extent available under local Law, PK and HGV shall, or shall cause another member or members of the PK Group and the HGV Group, as applicable, to use commercially reasonable efforts to waive all pre-existing condition exclusions and actively-at-work requirements for each Non-US health and welfare benefit Plan in which such PK Employees and HGV Employees were participating as of the Cut-Off Date or the effective date of such new Plan, as applicable.
(A) PK and HGV shall, or shall cause another member or members of the PK Group and the HGV Group, as applicable, to provide credit for expenses incurred by such PK Employees and HGV Employees and their respective eligible dependents during the portion of the plan year that includes the Distribution Date for purposes of satisfying all deductible, coinsurance and maximum out-of-pocket requirements applicable to each such Employee.
(B) For purposes of this Section 7, a claim or Liability is deemed to be incurred (i) with respect to medical, dental, vision and/or prescription drug benefits, upon the rendering of health services giving rise to such claim or Liability; (ii) with respect to life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment and business travel accident insurance, upon the occurrence of the event giving rise to such claim or Liability; (iii) with respect to disability benefits, upon the date of an Employees disability, as determined by the disability benefit insurance carrier or claim administrator, giving rise to such claim or Liability; and (iv) with respect to a period of continuous hospitalization, upon the date of admission to the hospital.
8. SEVERANCE PLANS . (a) US Plans . (i) Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, HLT shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HLT Group to, Assume (x) each severance plan sponsored or maintained by Hilton as of the Cut-Off Date that is made available to certain Pre-Existing Hilton Employees in the United States (or on temporary assignment outside the United States, if applicable) as of the Cut-Off Date, including, without limitation, the Plans listed on Schedule 8(a)(i) (collectively, the Hilton Severance Plans ), (y) all Liabilities associated with the Hilton Severance Plans related to HLT Employees as of the Plan Effective Time, and (z) all accrued benefits associated with the Hilton Severance Plans related to HLT Employees as of the Plan Effective Time. Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, (I) HLT shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HLT Group to, Assume all Liabilities associated with the Hilton Severance Plans related to Former Hilton Employees, (II) PK shall, or shall cause another member or members of the PK Group to, Assume all Liabilities associated with the Hilton Severance Plans related to Former PK Employees, and (III) HGV shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HGV Group to, Assume all Liabilities associated with the Hilton Severance Plans related to Former HGV Employees.
(ii) On or after the Plan Effective Time, PK and/or HGV may establish, adopt and implement one or more new severance Plans in the United States, the terms and conditions of which shall be determined by the PK Compensation Committee (or its designee) and/or the HGV Compensation Committee (or its designee), as applicable.
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(iii) The Parties agree that transfers of employment in connection with the Distribution shall not be treated as terminations of employment under any Hilton Severance Plan and all severance benefits payable on and after the Plan Effective Time related to HLT Employees, PK Employees and HGV Employees (and any new Employees employed by any member of the HLT Group, the PK Group and the HGV Group after the Distribution Date) shall be paid under the applicable Hilton Severance Plan or, upon adoption following the Distribution Date, the new PK Group severance Plan or HGV Group severance Plan, as applicable.
(b) Non-US Plans . HLT, PK and HGV shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HLT Group, the PK Group and the HGV Group, as applicable, to provide severance or end of service benefits ( Non-US Severance ), as applicable, to their respective Employees to the extent required by applicable Law and Assume all such Liabilities related to HLT Employees, PK Employees and HGV Employees, as applicable. Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, (i) HLT shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HLT Group to, Assume all Liabilities associated with Non-US Severance related to Former Hilton Employees, (ii) PK shall, or shall cause another member or members of the PK Group to, Assume all Liabilities associated with Non-US Severance related to Former PK Employees, and (iii) HGV shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HGV Group to, Assume all Liabilities associated with Non-US Severance related to Former HGV Employees.
9. PAID TIME OFF . (a) Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, HLT shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HLT Group to, Assume each US and non-US paid time off Plan sponsored or maintained by Hilton as of the Cut-Off Date that is made available to Pre-Existing Hilton Employees as of the Cut-Off Date who become HLT Employees (such Plans, the Hilton PTO Plans ) and all Liabilities associated with the Hilton PTO Plans related to HLT Employees as of the Plan Effective Time. On and after the Plan Effective Time, no member of the PK Group or the HGV Group shall have any Liabilities related to HLT Employees under the Hilton PTO Plans.
(b) Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, PK shall, or shall cause another member or members of the PK Group to, establish, adopt and implement one or more new US and non-US paid time off Plans (each such Plan, a PK PTO Plan ), the terms and conditions of which shall be determined by one or more members of the PK Group, taking into account the terms and conditions of the corresponding Hilton PTO Plan. Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, PK shall, or shall cause another member or members of the PK Group to, Assume all Liabilities related to PK Employees under the applicable Hilton PTO Plan. On and after the Plan Effective Time, no member of the HLT Group or the HGV Group shall have any Liabilities related thereto.
(c) Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, HGV shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HGV Group to, establish, adopt and implement one or more new US and non-US paid time off plans (each such Plan, a HGV PTO Plan ), the terms and conditions of which shall be determined by one or more members of the HGV Group, taking into account the terms and conditions of the corresponding Hilton PTO Plan. Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, HGV shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HGV Group to, Assume all Liabilities related to HGV Employees under the applicable Hilton PTO Plan. On and after the Plan Effective Time, no member of the HLT Group or the PK Group shall have any Liabilities related thereto.
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(d) Unless otherwise required by applicable Law, the Parties agree that transfers of employment in connection with the Distribution shall not be treated as terminations of employment under any Hilton PTO Plan, PK PTO Plan or HGV PTO Plan and all paid time off benefits accrued under any Hilton PTO Plan as of the Plan Effective Time related to HLT Employees, PK Employees and HGV Employees shall remain with the applicable Hilton PTO Plan or transfer to a PK PTO Plan or HGV PTO Plan, as applicable.
(e) To the extent that any member of the HLT Group, PK Group or HGV Group (such member, the Paying Entity ) is required to pay any amounts relating to paid time off benefits associated with HLT Employees, PK Employees or HGV Employees who are not Employees of the Paying Entity as of the Distribution Date in connection with the Distribution, the employing entity agrees to reimburse the Paying Entity for such amounts.
10. PERQUISITES . (a) TMTP/Go Hilton . Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, HGV Employees and PK Employees (and any new Employees employed by any member of the HGV Group and the PK Group after the Distribution Date) shall continue to be eligible to participate in the Go Hilton Program, as amended from time to time in the HLT Groups sole discretion (the Program ), subject to annual review of such participation by the HLT Group and, in the case of HGV Employees (and any new Employees employed by any member of the HGV Group), payment of any annual participation fees assessed by the HLT Group, in its sole discretion, if any. HGV and PK participation in the Program is subject to the terms and conditions of reciprocity agreement(s) between a member of the HLT Group and a member of the HGV Group or the PK Group, as applicable, and reciprocal loading of HGV and PK inventory to be centrally managed by the HLT Go Hilton team. Such participation is intended to qualify as a fringe benefit excludible from gross income of HLT Employees, HGV Employees and PK Employees (and any new Employees employed by any member of the HLT Group, PK Group and the HGV Group after the Distribution Date) under Section 132(a) of the Code. This Agreement and any reciprocity agreement(s) shall each constitute a reciprocal agreement between HLT and HGV and HLT and PK, as applicable, within the meaning of Section 132(i) of the Code and each of HLT, PK and HGV shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HLT Group, the PK Group and the HGV Group to, execute such further documentation as may be required for tax purposes or otherwise necessary to effect such arrangement.
(b) HGV Discount Program . Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, HLT Employees shall be permitted to continue to participate in the discount program offered by the HGV Group with respect to purchases of HGV inventory if so requested in writing by one or more members of the HLT Group and PK Employees shall no longer participate in such discount program.
(c) HLT Non-US Perquisites . Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, HLT shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HLT Group to, Assume, establish, adopt and implement, as applicable, one or more new perquisite policies covering HLT Employees (and any new Employees employed by any member of the HLT Group after the Distribution Date) outside of the United States, the terms and conditions of which shall be determined by the HLT Compensation Committee (or its designee), taking into account the terms and conditions of the perquisite policy sponsored or maintained by Hilton as of the Cut-Off Date that is made available to certain Pre-Existing Hilton Employees outside of the United States as of the Cut-Off Date
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(such plans, the Hilton Non-US Perk Plans ). In connection with the foregoing, effective as of the Plan Effective Time, HLT shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HLT Group to, Assume all Liabilities associated with the Hilton Non-US Perk Plans related to HLT Employees and Former Hilton Employees. Following the Plan Effective Time, no member of the PK Group or the HGV Group shall have any Liabilities related to HLT Employees or Former Hilton Employees under the Hilton Non-US Perk Plans.
(d) PK Non-US Perquisites . Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, PK shall, or shall cause another member or members of the PK Group to, establish, adopt and implement, as applicable, one or more new perquisite policies covering eligible PK Employees (and any new Employees employed by any member of the PK Group after the Distribution Date) outside of the United States, the terms and conditions of which shall be determined by the PK Compensation Committee (or its designee), taking into account the terms and conditions of the corresponding Hilton Non-US Perk Plan. Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, PK shall, or shall cause another member or members of the PK Group to, Assume all Liabilities associated with the Hilton Non-US Perk Plans related to PK Employees and Former PK Employees.
(e) HGV Non-US Perquisites . Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, HGV shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HGV Group to, establish, adopt and implement, as applicable, one or more new perquisite policies covering eligible HGV Employees (and any new Employees employed by any member of the HGV Group after the Distribution Date) outside of the United States, the terms and conditions of which shall be determined by the HGV Compensation Committee (or its designee), taking into account the terms and conditions of the corresponding Hilton Non-US Perk Plan. Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, HGV shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HGV Group to, Assume all Liabilities associated with the Hilton Non-US Perk Plans related to HGV Employees and Former HGV Employees.
11. CASH BONUS PLANS . (a) General . Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, HLT shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HLT Group to, Assume each cash bonus Plan sponsored or maintained by Hilton as of the Cut-Off Date that is made available to certain Pre-Existing Hilton Employees as of the Cut-Off Date, including, without limitation, the Hilton 2016 corporate and hotel operations (general managers and hotel management) and hotel sales incentive Plans other than the 2016 Assumed HGV Plans (as defined below) (such Plans, the Hilton Bonus Plans ) and all Assets and Liabilities with respect to the bonus amounts earned (or to be earned) under the Hilton Bonus Plans based on the performance of Hilton for the period beginning on January 1, 2016 and ending on December 31, 2016 with respect to HLT Employees and Former Hilton Employees. Such bonus amounts, if any, shall be paid, following the determination and certification by the HLT Compensation Committee (or its designee), by a member of the HLT Group in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable Hilton Bonus Plan.
(b) HGV Cash Bonus Plans . Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, HGV shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HGV Group to, Assume each cash bonus Plan sponsored or maintained by Vacations as of the Cut-Off Date in respect of the 2016 fiscal year (the 2016 Assumed HGV Plans ) and all Assets and Liabilities with respect to bonus amounts earned under the 2016 Assumed HGV Plans based on the performance of the HGV
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Group for the period commencing on January 1, 2016 and ending on December 31, 2016 ( CY 2016 ) with respect to HGV Employees and Former HGV Employees, as determined and certified by the HGV Compensation Committee (or its designee). Such bonus amounts, if any, shall be paid by a member of the HGV Group in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable 2016 Assumed HGV Plan.
(c) 2016 PK and HGV Cash Bonuses . Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, each of PK and HGV shall, or shall cause another member or members of the PK Group and HGV Group, as applicable, to, Assume all Liabilities associated with bonuses for CY 2016 under the Hilton Bonus Plans related to PK Employees and HGV Employees, as applicable. Such bonus amounts, if any, shall be paid, following the determination and certification by the HLT Compensation Committee (or its designee), by a member of the PK Group or the HGV Group, as applicable, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable Hilton Bonus Plan.
12. EQUITY-BASED AWARDS . (a) General . Effective as of the Plan Effective Time, HLT shall Assume each equity-based incentive plan sponsored or maintained by Hilton as of the Cut-Off Date that is made available to certain Pre-Existing Hilton Employees as of the Cut-Off Date, including, without limitation, the HLT 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the OIP ) and all Assets and Liabilities associated with such plans related to Former Employees, HLT Employees, PK Employees and HGV Employees, whether incurred prior to, on or following the Plan Effective Time. Following the Plan Effective Time, no member of the PK Group or the HGV Group shall have any Liabilities related to HLT Employees or Former Employees under such plans. Employees who separate from service with Hilton prior to the Plan Effective Time and whose awards are subject to continued vesting under the retirement eligibility provisions of the OIP and the award agreements thereunder shall be treated as HLT Employees regardless of their roles with Hilton prior to the Plan Effective Time.
(b) New PK and HGV Plans . (i) Effective not later than the Plan Effective Time, PK shall have adopted (x) the Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the PK OIP ), which shall permit the issuance of equity-based and cash-based incentive awards denominated in PK Common Stock and (y) the Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. 2017 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors, which shall permit the issuance of equity-based awards denominated in PK Common Stock (the PK Director Plan ). HLT shall cause the PK OIP and the PK Director Plan to both be approved prior to the Plan Effective Time by HLT, as PKs sole stockholder.
(ii) Effective not later than the Plan Effective Time, HGV shall have adopted (x) the Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the HGV OIP ), which shall permit the issuance of equity-based and cash-based incentive awards denominated in HGV Common Stock and (y) the Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. 2017 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors, which shall permit the issuance of equity-based awards denominated in HGV Common Stock (the HGV Director Plan ). HLT shall cause the HGV OIP and the HGV Director Plan to both be approved prior to the Plan Effective Time by HLT, as HGVs sole stockholder.
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(iii) No individual awards (other than as expressly contemplated below) shall be granted under the PK OIP, the PK Director Plan, the HGV OIP or the HGV Director Plan until after the Distribution Date with any such awards at the discretion of the PK Board, the PK Compensation Committee, the HGV Board or the HGV Compensation Committee, as applicable.
(c) Treatment of Equity-Based Awards . (i) Equity-based awards granted under the OIP based on HLT Common Stock held by HLT Employees, Former Employees, HLT non-employee Board members and PK Employees who serve as General Managers at Hilton-branded PK properties outside of the United States ( PK Non-US GMs ) shall remain outstanding under the OIP and be adjusted, effective as of the Distribution Date, in accordance with the terms of the OIP in a manner as determined by the HLT Compensation Committee, to reflect the impact of the Distribution, but shall otherwise remain subject to the same general terms and conditions, including vesting schedule, as the original awards.
(ii) Equity-based awards granted under the OIP based on HLT Common Stock held by PK Employees (other than PK Non-US GMs) shall be converted, effective as of the Distribution Date, into awards under the PK OIP with equivalent value based on, and settled in, PK Common Stock but shall otherwise remain subject to the same general terms and conditions, including vesting schedule, as the original awards, except as expressly provided for below.
(iii) Equity-based awards granted under the OIP based on HLT Common Stock held by HGV Employees shall be converted, effective as of the Distribution Date, into awards under the HGV OIP with equivalent value based on, and settled in, HGV Common Stock but shall otherwise remain subject to the same general terms and conditions, including vesting schedule, as the original awards, except as expressly provided for below.
(iv) Performance-based awards granted in 2014 under the OIP held by PK Employees shall be converted, effective as of the Distribution Date, into awards under the PK OIP with equivalent value based on, and settled in, PK Common Stock but shall otherwise remain subject to the same general terms and conditions, including vesting schedule, as the original awards. As soon as practicable following the determination by the HLT Compensation Committee as to whether and to what extent the performance conditions have been satisfied with respect to such performance-based awards, HLT or another member of the HLT Group shall notify PK or another member of the PK Group of such determination.
(v) Performance-based awards granted in 2014 under the OIP held by HGV Employees shall be converted, effective as of the Distribution Date, into awards under the HGV OIP with equivalent value based on, and settled in, HGV Common Stock but shall otherwise remain subject to the same general terms and conditions, including vesting schedule, as the original awards. As soon as practicable following the determination by the HLT Compensation Committee as to whether and to what extent the performance conditions have been satisfied with respect to such performance-based awards, HLT or another member of the HLT Group shall notify HGV or another member of the HGV Group of such determination.
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(vi) Performance-based awards granted in 2015 and 2016 under the OIP held by HLT Employees, PK Employees and HGV Employees shall be converted into time vesting awards, effective as of the Distribution Date, based on a performance level determined by the HLT Compensation Committee and, subject to continued employment, shall vest on the date that the applicable performance period would have otherwise ended, be settled in shares of HLT Common Stock, PK Common Stock or HGV Common Stock, as applicable, and otherwise remain subject to the same general terms and conditions as the original awards.
(d) PK and HGV shall, or shall cause another member or members of the PK Group or the HGV Group to, Assume all Liabilities related to any cash long-term incentive awards granted under the OIP by HLT to PK Employees and HGV Employees, respectively, whether incurred prior to, on or following the Distribution Date. On and after the Distribution Date, no member of the HLT Group shall have any Liabilities related thereto.
(e) All of the adjustments and conversions described in this Section 12 shall be effected in accordance with Sections 424 and 409A of the Code, as applicable.
(f) The Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain effective registration statements with the SEC with respect to the awards described in this Section 12, to the extent any such registration statement is required by applicable Law.
13. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS . (a) HLT Collective Bargaining Agreements . HLT or another member or members of the HLT Group shall expressly Assume all collective bargaining or other labor agreements which relate to the HLT Retained Business, including, without limitation, those so identified on Schedule 13(a) (such agreements, the HLT CBAs ) and associated Liabilities, in each case, effective as of the Distribution Date. For each such HLT CBA in effect as of the Distribution Date, HLT or another member or members of the HLT Group, as applicable, agrees to recognize the union which is a party to each such HLT CBA as the exclusive collective bargaining representative for the HLT Employees covered under the terms of each such HLT CBA. PK shall, or shall cause another member or members of the PK Group to, at the request of HLT, execute all Owners Letters and take all other actions necessary for HLTs and/or PKs compliance with any collective bargaining agreement or other labor agreement identified on Schedule 13(a) or Schedule 13(c).
(b) PK Collective Bargaining Agreements . PK or a member of the PK Group shall expressly Assume all collective bargaining or other labor agreements so identified on Schedule 13(b) (such agreements, the PK CBAs ) and associated Liabilities, in each case, effective as of the Distribution Date. For each such PK CBA in effect as of the Distribution Date, PK or another member or members of the PK Group agrees to recognize the union which is a party to each such PK CBA as the exclusive collective bargaining representative for the PK Employees covered under the terms of each such PK CBA.
(c) HGV Collective Bargaining Agreements . HGV or a member of the HGV Group shall expressly Assume all collective bargaining or other labor agreements so identified on Schedule 13(c) (such agreements, the HGV CBAs ) and associated Liabilities, in each case, effective as of the Distribution Date. For each such HGV CBA in effect as of the Distribution Date, HGV or another member or members of the HGV Group agrees to recognize the union
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which is a party to each such HGV CBA as the exclusive collective bargaining representative for the HGV Employees covered under the terms of each such HGV CBA. HGV shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HGV Group to, at the request of HLT, execute all Owners Letters and take all other actions necessary to HLTs and/or HGVs compliance with any collective bargaining agreement or other labor agreement identified on Schedule 13(a) or Schedule 13(c).
(d) EU Directive . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 13, in countries in which the European Union Acquired Rights Directive applies, collective bargaining agreements and any other agreements with employee representatives shall continue to apply after the Distribution Date to the extent and in the manner provided for by local Law.
14. TRANSITION SERVICES . Each of HLT, PK and HGV and the members of their respective Groups shall provide such transition services as required by the Transition Services Agreement.
15. ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND DATA EXCHANGE . (a) Provision of Corporate Records . (i) Consistent with Section 8.3 of the Distribution Agreement, upon the prior written request by PK or HGV for specific and identified agreements, documents, books, records or files including, without limitation, computer files, microfiche, tape recordings and photographs (collectively, Records ), relating to or affecting PK or HGV, as applicable, HLT shall arrange, as soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt of such request, for the provision of appropriate copies of such Records (or the originals thereof if the Party making the request has a reasonable need for such originals) in the possession of HLT or any of its Subsidiaries.
(ii) After the Distribution Date, upon the prior written request by HLT or PK for specific and identified Records relating to or affecting HLT or PK, as applicable, HGV shall arrange, as soon as practicable following the receipt of such request, for the provision of appropriate copies of such Records (or the originals thereof if the Party making the request has a need for such originals) in the possession of HGV or any of its Subsidiaries.
(iii) After the Distribution Date, upon the prior written request by HLT or HGV for specific and identified Records relating to or affecting HLT or HGV, as applicable, PK shall arrange, as soon as practicable following the receipt of such request, for the provision of appropriate copies of such Records (or the originals thereof if the Party making the request has a need for such originals) in the possession of PK or any of its Subsidiaries.
(b) Access to Information . (i) From and after the Distribution Date and consistent with Section 8.3 of the Distribution Agreement, each of HLT, PK and HGV shall afford to the other and its authorized accountants, counsel and other designated representatives reasonable access during normal business hours, subject to the appropriate restrictions for classified, privileged or confidential information, to the personnel, properties, books and Records of such Party and its Subsidiaries insofar as such access is reasonably required by the other Party.
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(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (i), except as otherwise provided by applicable Law, each Party shall furnish, or shall cause to be furnished to the other Parties, a list of all benefit plan participants and employee data or information in its possession which is necessary for such other Parties to maintain and implement any benefit plan or arrangement covered by this Agreement, or to comply with the provisions of this Agreement, and which is not otherwise readily available to such other Party.
(c) Reimbursement; Other Matters . (i) Except to the extent otherwise specifically identified by the Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, a Party providing Records or access to information to the other Party under this Section 15 shall be entitled to receive from the recipient, upon the presentation of invoices therefore, payments for such amounts, relating to supplies, disbursements and other out-of-pocket expenses, as may be reasonably incurred in providing such Records or access to information.
(ii) The Parties shall comply with those document retention policies, cost sharing arrangements, expense reimbursement procedures and request procedures as shall be established and agreed to in writing by their respective authorized officers on or prior to the Distribution Date in respect of Records and related matters.
(d) Confidentiality . Each of HLT, PK and HGV shall, or shall cause another member or members of the HLT Group, the PK Group, and the HGV Group to, not use or permit the use of (without the prior written consent of the other) and shall hold, and shall cause its consultants and advisors to hold, in strict confidence, all information concerning the other Parties in its possession, its custody or under its control (except to the extent that (A) such information has been in the public domain through no fault of such Party, (B) such information has been later lawfully acquired from other sources by such Party, or (C) as may be required under the USA Patriot Act) to the extent such information (x) relates to the period up to the Plan Effective Time, (y) relates to the Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or (z) is obtained in the course of performing services for the other Party pursuant to the Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, and each Party shall not (without the prior written consent of the other) otherwise release or disclose such information to any other Person, except such Partys auditors and attorneys, unless compelled to disclose such information by judicial or administrative process or unless such disclosure is required by Law and such Party has used commercially reasonable efforts to consult with the other affected Party or Parties prior to such disclosure. To the extent that a Party is compelled by judicial or administrative process to disclose such information under circumstances in which any evidentiary privilege would be available, such Party agrees to assert such privilege in good faith prior to making such disclosure. Each of the Parties agrees to consult with each relevant other Party in connection with any such judicial or administrative process, including, without limitation, in determining whether any privilege is available, and further agrees to allow each such relevant Party and its counsel to participate in any hearing or other proceeding (including, without limitation, any appeal of an initial order to disclose) in respect of such disclosure and assertion of privilege. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, each Party shall be entitled to use information disclosed pursuant to this Agreement to the extent reasonably necessary for the administration of its employee benefit plans in accordance with applicable Law.
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(e) Audit Rights with Respect to Information Provided . Each of the Parties and their duly authorized representatives shall have the right to conduct reasonable audits with respect to all information provided to it by the other Party. The Parties shall cooperate to determine the procedures and guidelines for conducting audits under this Section 15(e), which shall require reasonable advance notice by the auditing Party. The auditing Party shall have the right to make copies of any records at its expense, subject to applicable Law.
16. NOTICES; COOPERATION . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, all actions contemplated herein with respect to benefit plans which are to be consummated pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to such notices to, and/or approvals by, the Internal Revenue Service (or other Governmental Entity) as are required or deemed appropriate by such benefit plans sponsor. Each of HLT, PK and HGV agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all such notices and/or approvals to be filed or obtained, as the case may be, in a timely fashion. Each Party shall reasonably cooperate with the other Parties with respect to any Governmental Approvals, employee notices or any other actions reasonably necessary to maintain and implement the employee benefit arrangements covered by this Agreement.
17. FURTHER ASSURANCES . From time to time, as and when reasonably requested by any other Party, each Party shall execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all such documents and instruments and shall take, or cause to be taken, all such further or other actions as such other Party may reasonably deem necessary or desirable to effect the purposes of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder.
18. INDEMNIFICATION . (a) Indemnification by HLT . Except as otherwise specifically set forth in this Agreement or in Article VII of the Distribution Agreement, following the Plan Effective Time, HLT shall, and shall cause the other members of the HLT Group to, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Ownership Indemnitees and the Timeshare Indemnitees from and against any and all Indemnifiable Losses of the Ownership Indemnitees and the Timeshare Indemnitees, respectively, arising out of, by reason of or otherwise in connection with (i) any HLT Plan, (ii) any and all Liabilities relating primarily to, arising primarily out of or resulting primarily from the operation or conduct of any US DB Plan, UK DB Plan or Terminated Hilton DB Plan or any individual identified as an HLT Employee (and any new Employees employed by any member of the HLT Group after the Distribution Date), and (iii) the breach by HLT of any provision of this Agreement. In furtherance of the foregoing, HLT and OpCo shall be jointly and severally liable to any of the Ownership Indemnitees for any and all Indemnifiable Losses of the Ownership Indemnitees arising out of, by reason of or otherwise in connection with the foregoing.
(b) Indemnification by PK . Except as otherwise specifically set forth in this Agreement or in Article VII of the Distribution Agreement, following the Plan Effective Time, PK shall, and shall cause the other members of the PK Group to, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Managing and Franchising Indemnitees and the Timeshare Indemnitees from and against any and all Indemnifiable Losses of the Management and Franchising Indemnitees and the Timeshare Indemnitees, respectively, arising out of, by reason of or otherwise in connection with (i) any PK Plan, (ii) any and all Liabilities relating primarily to, arising primarily out of or resulting primarily from the operation or conduct of any Plan sponsored or maintained by any
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member of the PK Group prior to the Distribution Date primarily for the benefit of PK Employees and Former PK Employees or any individual identified as a PK Employee (and any new Employees employed by any member of the PK Group after the Distribution Date), or (iii) the breach by PK of any provision of this Agreement. In furtherance of the foregoing, any and all payments by PK or any other members of the PK Group in respect of Indemnifiable Losses of the Managing and Franchising Indemnitees arising out of, by reason of or otherwise in connection with the foregoing shall be made directly to OpCo or one of its Subsidiaries.
(c) Indemnification by HGV . Except as otherwise specifically set forth in this Agreement or in Article VII of the Distribution Agreement, following the Plan Effective Time, HGV shall, and shall cause the other members of the HGV Group to, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Managing and Franchising Indemnitees and the Ownership Indemnitees from and against any and all Indemnifiable Losses of the Managing and Franchising Indemnitees and the Ownership Indemnitees, respectively, arising out of, by reason of or otherwise in connection with (i) any HGV Plan, (ii) any and all Liabilities relating primarily to, arising primarily out of or resulting primarily from the operation or conduct of any Plan sponsored or maintained by Vacations prior to the Distribution Date or any individual identified as a HGV Employee (and any new Employees employed by any member of the HGV Group after the Distribution Date), or (iii) the breach by HGV of any provision of this Agreement.
(d) Limitations on Indemnification Obligations . (i) The amount that any Party (an Indemnifying Party ) is or may be required to pay to any other Person (an Indemnitee ) pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) of this Section 18, as applicable, shall be reduced (retroactively or prospectively) by any Insurance Proceeds or other amounts actually recovered by or on behalf of such Indemnitee in respect of the related Indemnifiable Loss. If an Indemnitee shall have received the payment required by this Agreement from an Indemnifying Party in respect of an Indemnifiable Loss and shall subsequently actually receive Insurance Proceeds or other amounts in respect of such Indemnifiable Loss, then such Indemnitee shall pay to such Indemnifying Party a sum equal to the amount of such Insurance Proceeds or other amounts actually received, up to the aggregate amount of any payments received from such Indemnifying Party pursuant to this Agreement in respect of such Indemnifiable Loss.
(ii) An Indemnifying Party shall not be required to indemnify or pay an Indemnitee pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) of this Section 18, as applicable, for any Indemnifiable Losses relating to or associated with any Plan of the Indemnifying Party arising out of, by reason of or otherwise in connection with any act or failure to act on the part of such Indemnitee (including for this purpose any Subsidiaries, businesses or operations which become associated with the Indemnitee by virtue of or in connection with the Distribution) with respect to or in connection with such Plan, including, without limitation, any such act or failure to act in connection with the administration by the Indemnitee of such Plan.
(e) Survival of Indemnities . The obligations of HLT, PK and HGV under this Section 18 shall survive the sale or other Transfer by any of them of any assets or businesses or the assignment by any of them of any Liabilities, with respect to any Indemnifiable Loss of the other related to such assets, businesses or Liabilities.
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(f) REIT Status Considerations . The principles of Section 7.9(c) of the Distribution Agreement shall apply to indemnification payments due under this Agreement.
19. DISPUTE RESOLUTION .
(a) Negotiation . In the event of a dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (including its interpretation, performance or validity) (collectively, Agreement Disputes ), the general counsels of the relevant Parties (or such other individuals designated thereby) shall negotiate for a maximum of 21 days (or a mutually-agreed extension) (such period of days, the Negotiation Period ) from the time of receipt by a Party of written notice of such Agreement Dispute. The relevant Parties shall not assert the defenses of statute of limitations and laches for any delays arising due to the procedures in Section 19(a) or Section 19(b).
(b) Mediation . If the Parties have not timely resolved the Agreement Dispute under Section 19(a), the Parties agree to submit the Agreement Dispute to mediation no later than 10 days following the end of the Negotiation Period, with such mediation conducted in accordance with the Mediation Procedure of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution ( CPR ). The Parties to the Agreement Dispute agree to bear equally the CPR and mediators costs. The Parties agree to participate in good faith in the mediation for a maximum of 14 days (or a mutually agreed extension). If the Parties have not timely resolved the Agreement Dispute pursuant to this Section 19(b), either Party may then bring an action in accordance with Sections 21(r) and 21(s) herein.
(c ) Confidentiality. All information and communications between the Parties relating to an Agreement Dispute and/or under the procedures in Sections 19(a) and 19(b) shall be considered Confidential Information for which the provisions of Section 15(d) herein apply.
(d ) Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Parties shall continue to perform under this Agreement during the course of dispute resolution under this Section 19 with respect to all matters not subject thereto.
20. PAYROLL REPORTING AND TAX WITHHOLDING . (a) Form W-2 Reporting . The Parties agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to follow the alternate procedure for United States employment tax withholding as provided in Section 5 of Rev. Proc. 2004-53, I.R.B. 2004-35.
(b) Garnishments, Tax Levies, Child Support orders and Wage Assignments . With respect to Employees with garnishments, tax levies, child support orders and wage assignments in effect with Hilton as of the Cut-Off Date, PK and HGV, as the successor employers to each such PK Employee and HGV Employee, as applicable, shall, or shall cause another member of the PK Group or the HGV Group, as applicable, to honor such payroll deduction authorizations and shall continue to make payroll deductions and payments to the authorized payee, as specified by the court or governmental order which was filed with Hilton. HLT shall, or shall cause another member of the HLT Group to provide each of PK and HGV with a list of the PK Employees and HGV Employees who have garnishments, tax levies, child support orders and wage assignments in effect as of the Cut-Off Date.
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(c) Authorization for Payroll Deductions . Unless otherwise prohibited by this Agreement, another Ancillary Agreement, a Plan document or applicable Law, with respect to Employees with authorizations for payroll deductions and direct deposits in effect with Hilton as of the Cut-Off Date, PK and HGV, as the successor employers, shall, or shall cause another member or members of the PK Group and the HGV Group, as applicable, to honor such payroll deduction authorizations relating to each PK Employee and HGV Employee, as applicable, and shall not require that such PK Employee or HGV Employee, as applicable, submit a new authorization to the extent that the type of deduction by PK or HGV, as applicable, does not differ from that made by Hilton.
21. MISCELLANEOUS . (a) Complete Agreement; Construction . This Agreement, including any schedules hereto and the Distribution Agreement, shall constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all previous negotiations, commitments, course of dealings and writings with respect to such subject matter. In the event and to the extent that there shall be a conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of the Distribution Agreement, this Agreement shall control unless specifically stated otherwise in this Agreement. In the event and to the extent that there shall be a conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of any other Ancillary Agreement, this Agreement shall control unless specifically stated otherwise in this Agreement.
(b) Data Privacy . The Parties agree that any applicable data privacy Laws and any other obligations of the HLT Group, PK Group and the HGV Group to maintain the confidentiality of any employee information or information held by any Plan in accordance with applicable Law shall govern the disclosure of employee information among the Parties under this Agreement. The Parties agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to have in place appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect the personal data of the HLT Employees, PK Employees and HGV Employees.
(c) Ancillary Agreements . Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement is not intended to address, and should not be interpreted to address, the matters specifically and expressly covered by any other Ancillary Agreement.
(d) Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in more than one counterpart, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more such counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Parties.
(e) Survival of Agreements . Except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, all covenants and agreements of the Parties contained in this Agreement shall survive the Plan Effective Time and remain in full force and effect in accordance with their applicable terms.
(f) Expenses . All out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred, or to be incurred and directly related to the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid as described in Section 11.5 of the Distribution Agreement.
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(g) Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be made as described in Section 11.6 of the Distribution Agreement.
(h) Consents . Any consent required or permitted to be given by any Party to the other Parties under this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by the Party giving such consent and shall be effective only against such Party (and its Group).
(i) Assignment . This Agreement shall not be assignable, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Parties (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), and any attempt to assign any rights or obligations arising under this Agreement without such consent shall be void. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement shall be assignable in whole in connection with a merger or consolidation or the sale of all or substantially all the assets of a Party so long as the resulting, surviving or transferee Business Entity assumes all the obligations of the relevant Party by operation of Law or pursuant to an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the other Parties. No assignment permitted by this Section 21(i) shall release the assigning Party from liability for the full performance of its obligations under this Agreement.
(j) Successors and Assigns . The provisions of this Agreement and the obligations and rights hereunder shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by (and against) the Parties and their respective successors and permitted transferees and assigns.
(k) Termination and Amendment . This Agreement may be terminated, amended, or modified and the Distribution may be amended, modified or abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time by and in the sole discretion of HLT without the approval of PK, HGV or the stockholders of HLT. In the event of such termination, no Party shall have any Liability of any kind to any other Party or any other Person. After the Effective Time, this Agreement may not be terminated, modified or amended except by an agreement in writing signed by HLT, PK and HGV.
(l) Payment Terms . Except as expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement or the Transition Services Agreement, any amount to be paid or reimbursed by any Party (and/or a member of such Partys Group), on the one hand, to any other Party or Parties (and/or a member of such Partys or Parties Group), on the other hand, under this Agreement shall be paid or reimbursed hereunder within sixty (60) days after presentation of an invoice or a written demand therefor and setting forth, or accompanied by, reasonable documentation or other reasonable explanation supporting such amount. Except as expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement, any amount not paid when due pursuant to this Agreement (and any amount billed or otherwise invoiced or demanded and properly payable that is not paid within sixty (60) days of such bill, invoice or other demand) shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to LIBOR, from time to time in effect, calculated for the actual number of days elapsed, accrued from the date on which such payment was due up to the date of the actual receipt of payment. Except as expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement, a Party (or any member of a Partys Group) may direct that any payment owed such Party (or member of such Partys Group) hereunder be paid directly to a member of the same Group.
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(m) No Circumvention . The Parties agree not to directly or indirectly take any actions, act in concert with any Person who takes an action, or cause or allow any member of any such Partys Group to take any actions (including the failure to take a reasonable action) such that the resulting effect is to materially undermine the effectiveness of any of the provisions of this Agreement (including adversely affecting the rights or ability of any Party to successfully pursue indemnification or payment pursuant to Section 18).
(n) Subsidiaries . Each of the Parties shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth herein to be performed by any Subsidiary of such Party or by any entity that becomes a Subsidiary of such Party at and after the Plan Effective Time, to the extent such Subsidiary remains a Subsidiary of the applicable Party.
(o) Third Party Beneficiaries . Except as provided in Section 18 relating to Indemnitees, this Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Parties and should not be deemed to confer upon third parties any remedy, claim, Liability, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.
(p) Title and Headings . Titles and headings to sections herein are inserted for the convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
(q) Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware without reference to any choice-of-law or conflict of law principles that would result in the applicable of Laws of a different jurisdiction.
(r) Consent to Jurisdiction . Each Party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of (a) the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or (b) if such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, any other state or federal court located within the County of New Castle in the State of Delaware, to resolve any Agreement Dispute that is not resolved pursuant to Sections 19(a) or 19(b). Any judgment of such court may be enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction. Further, notwithstanding Sections 19(a) or 19(b), either Party may apply to the above courts set forth in Section 21(r)(a) and 21(r)(b) above for a temporary restraining order or similar emergency relief during the process set forth in Sections 19(a) and 19(b). Each of the Parties agrees that service by U.S. registered mail to such Partys respective address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any of the above Actions and irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any Action in accordance with this Section 21(r). Nothing in this Section 21(r) shall limit or restrict the Parties from agreeing to arbitrate any Agreement Dispute pursuant to mutually-agreed procedures.
(s) Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING ANY AGREEMENT DISPUTE.
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(t) Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The Parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions, the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.
(u) Force Majeure . No Party (or any Person acting on its behalf) shall have any Liability for failure to fulfill any obligation (other than a payment obligation) under this Agreement, so long as and to the extent to which the fulfillment of such obligation is prevented, frustrated, hindered or delayed as a consequence of circumstances of Force Majeure. A Party claiming the benefit of this provision shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after the occurrence of any such event: (i) notify the other applicable Parties of the nature and extent of any such Force Majeure condition and (ii) use due diligence to remove any such causes and resume performance under this Agreement as soon as feasible.
(v) Interpretation . The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the Party drafting or causing any instrument to be drafted.
(w) No Duplication; No Double Recovery . Nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer to or impose upon any Party a duplicative right, entitlement, obligation or recovery with respect to any matter arising out of the same facts and circumstances.
(x) No Waiver . No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of any Party, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver hereof or thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.
(y) No Admission of Liability . The allocation of Assets and Liabilities herein is solely for the purpose of allocating such Assets and Liabilities among the HLT Group, the PK Group and the HGV Group and is not intended as an admission of liability or responsibility for any alleged Liabilities vis-a-vis any third party, including with respect to the Liabilities of any non-wholly owned Subsidiary of HLT, PK or HGV.
(z) Effect if Distribution Does Not Occur . If the Distribution does not occur, then all actions that are, under this Agreement, to be take or occur effective as of the Distribution, or otherwise in connection with the Distribution, shall not be taken or occur except to the extent specifically agreed by the Parties.
(aa) Relationship of Parties . Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed or construed by the Parties or any third party as creating the relationship of principal and agent, partnership or joint venture between the Parties, it being understood and agreed that no provision contained herein, and no act of the Parties, shall be deemed to create any relationship between the Parties other than the relationship set forth herein.
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[Signature Page Follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC. | ||
By: | /s/ W. Steven Standefer | |
Name: | W. Steven Standefer | |
Title: | Senior Vice President | |
PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Sean DellOrto | |
Name: | Sean DellOrto | |
Title: | EVP, CFO, and Treasurer | |
HILTON GRAND VACATIONS INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Mark Wang | |
Name: | Mark Wang | |
Title: |
President and CEO |
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HILTON DOMESTIC OPERATING COMPANY INC. (solely for purposes of Section 18) | ||
By: | /s/ W. Steven Standefer | |
Name: | W. Steven Standefer | |
Title: | Senior Vice President |
Schedules to the
EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT
by and among
HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC.,
PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC.,
HILTON GRAND VACATIONS INC.,
and
HILTON DOMESTIC OPERATING COMPANY INC.
Dated as of January 2, 2017
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These Schedules have been prepared in connection with the Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of January 2, 2017 (the Employee Matters Agreement ), by and among Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., Park Hotels & Resorts Inc., Hilton Grand Vacations Inc., and Hilton Domestic Operating Company Inc. Defined terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Employee Matters Agreement.
These Schedules shall be construed with and as an integral part of the Employee Matters Agreement. Nothing in the Schedules constitutes an admission of any liability or obligation of any member of the HLT Group, PK Group or HGV Group or any of their respective Affiliates to any third party, nor, with respect to any third party, an admission against the interests of any member of the HLT Group, PK Group or HGV Group or any of their respective Affiliates. The inclusion of any item or liability or category of item or liability on any Schedule is made solely for purposes of allocating potential liabilities among the Parties and shall not be deemed as or construed to be an admission that any such liability exists.
The section and subsection numbers in these Schedules correspond to the section and subsection numbers in the Employee Matters Agreement. The headings contained in these Schedules are for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to modify or influence the interpretation of the information contained in these Schedules or the Employee Matters Agreement.
The inclusion of any information in any Section of the Schedule shall not be deemed to be an admission or acknowledgment by any of the HLT Group, PK Group or HGV Group or any of their respective Affiliates or otherwise imply that any such matter is material to or outside the ordinary course of the business of any of the HLT Group, PK Group or HGV Group or any of their respective Affiliates.
Matters reflected in these Schedules are not necessarily limited to matters required by the Employee Matters Agreement to be reflected in the Schedules. Such additional matters are set forth for informational purposes and do not necessarily include other matters of a similar nature. If there is any inconsistency between a statement in the body of the Employee Matters Agreement and one in these Schedules, the statement in the body of the Employee Matters Agreement will control.
The information provided in these Schedules is being provided solely for the purpose of making the required disclosures under the Employee Matters Agreement. In disclosing this information, the Parties expressly do not waive any attorney-client privilege associated with such information or any protection afforded by the work product doctrine with respect to any of the matters disclosed or discussed herein.
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SCHEDULE 4(a)(i)
HLT US DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS
1. | Hilton Hotels Retirement Plan |
2. | Hilton International Cash Balance Plan |
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SCHEDULE 4(b)(i)
HLT NON-US DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS
1. | Hilton UK Pension Plan |
a. | Guarantee, dated May 18, 2015, by Hilton Worldwide Manage Limited for Hilton UK Trustee Limited as trustee of the Hilton UK Pension |
b. | Hilton UK Pension Plan Funding Support Plan |
2. | Hilton International Wien GmbH |
3. | Delta Lloyd Life Defined Benefits Plan |
4. | Hilton UK Hotels Limited Unfunded Retirement Benefit Scheme |
5. | Germany GmbH mit Diensteintritt ab dem 01.05.1988 |
6. | Germany GmbH mit Diensteintritt bis zum 30.04.1988 |
7. | Hilton International Plan (Hilton International Retirement Plan section) |
8. | Hilton Hotels Egypt End of Service Plan for General Managers and Senior Regional SpecialistsEgypt |
9. | Hilton Hotels in Egypt End of Service Plan (for non-Senior Managers) |
10. | Conrad Cairo End of Service Plan |
11. | Bituah Pensioni |
12. | Japan Defined Benefit Plan |
13. | Stichting Pension Fund (the A Plan) |
14. | Statutory Old Age and Collectively Bargained Pension Benefits |
15. | Trinidad Hilton Limited Pension Fund |
16. | Hilton Trinidad Plan (unionized) |
17. | Switzerland Defined Benefit Plan |
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SCHEDULE 4(b)(ii)(A)
PK NON-US DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS
1. | Stichting Pension Fund (the A Plan) |
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SCHEDULE 4(b)(iii)(A)
HGV NON-US DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS
1. | Japan Social Pension Insurance |
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SCHEDULE 5(a)(i)
HLT US DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PENSION PLANS
1. | Hilton 401(k) Plan |
2. | Hilton Resorts 401(k) Plan |
3. | Hilton Puerto Rico Retirement Savings Plan |
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SCHEDULE 5(b)(i)
HLT NON-US DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PENSION PLANS
1. | Hilton Worldwide UK Retirement Plan |
2. | UK Auto-Enrollment Plan |
3. | Alexander Forbes Retirement Fund |
4. | Stichting Pension Fund (B, C and Nettopensioen Plans) |
5. | HOGARENTE through the Hotel and Restaurant Association |
6. | Pensioenfond Horeca & Catering |
7. | DEBEKA/MIKU (for non-Nuremburg employees) |
8. | Personal Retirement Savings Accounts |
9. | Hilton International Plan (Hilton Retirement Capital Plan section) |
10. | Hilton Worldwide International Retirement Plan |
11. | Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan |
12. | Conrad International Retirement Plan |
13. | Bituah Pensioni |
14. | Hilton Nairobi Ltd. Staff Pension Scheme (and Trust) |
15. | Hilton Addis Ababa Provident Fund |
16. | Australasia Hilton Australia Retirement Plan (HARP) |
17. | Zurich Hilton Ireland Management Pension Plan 60515438 |
18. | Delta Lloyd Defined Contribution Plan |
19. | Japan Defined Contribution Plan |
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SCHEDULE 5(b)(ii)(B)
PK ASSUMED AND NEW NON-US DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PENSION PLANS
1. | Alexander Forbes Retirement Fund |
2. | Personal Retirement Savings Accounts |
3. | Stichting Pension Fund (B and Nettopensioen Plans) |
4. | Debeka Lebensversicherung AG-Debeka |
5. | HOGARENTE through the Hotel and Restaurant Association |
6. | Pensioenfond Horeca & Catering |
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SCHEDULE 5(b)(iii)(A)
HGV ASSUMED AND NEW NON-US DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PENSION PLANS
1. | Japan Defined Contribution Retirement Plan |
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SCHEDULE 6(a)
HLT US NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS
1. | Hilton Hotels Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (pre-2005) |
2. | Hilton Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan |
3. | Hilton Hotels Retirement Benefit Replacement Plan |
4. | Promus Hotel Corporation Executive Deferred Compensation Plan |
5. | Promus Hotel Capital Accumulation Plan for Executives |
6. | Promus Hotel Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan |
7. | Hilton International Co. Deferred Compensation Plan 2005 for Management Employees in US and Puerto Rico |
8. | Hilton 2005 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan |
9. | Deferred Compensation Trust Between Hilton Domestic Operating Company Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. |
10. | Various Individual Arrangements |
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SCHEDULE 7(a)(i)
HLT US HEALTH & WELFARE PLANS
1. | Hilton Health & Welfare Plan |
2. | Salary Continuation Plan (SALCO) |
3. | Voluntary Insurance Benefits |
4. | Commuter Benefits |
5. | Paid Maternity Leave Program |
6. | Paid Parental Leave Program |
7. | Educational Assistance Program |
8. | Retiree Health Access Plan |
9. | Washington Hilton Medical Plan |
10. | Embassy Suites Washington, D.C. Convention Center Medical Plan |
11. | Hilton-McLean Welfare Benefits Plan |
12. | DoubleTree-Crystal City Welfare Benefits Plan |
13. | Capital Hilton Medical Plan |
14. | Hilton Worldwide, Inc. Texas Occupational Injury Benefit Plan |
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SCHEDULE 7(b)(i)(A)
HLT NON-US HEALTH AND WELFARE PLANS
1. | UK Group Medical Insurance |
2. | UK Voluntary Dental Coverage |
3. | UK Employee Assistance Program |
4. | UK Long-Term Disability Insurance |
5. | UK Life Insurance |
6. | UK Business Travel Insurance |
7. | Hilton Hotels Ireland Ltd. Life Assurance Plan |
8. | Long-Term Disability Insurance |
9. | UK Cash Medical Plan Insurance |
10. | Group Term Life, Total Permanent Disability Insurance |
11. | Group Personal Accident Insurance Plan |
12. | Group Hospitalization, Major Medical Insurance, Outpatient, Dental Plans |
13. | Hilton International Retiree Medical Plan and Trust |
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SCHEDULE 7(b)(ii)(A)
PK CONTINUED PARTICIPATION NON-US HEALTH AND WELFARE PLANS
1. | UK Group Medical Insurance |
2. | UK Voluntary Dental Coverage |
3. | UK Employee Assistance Program |
4. | UK Long-Term Disability Insurance |
5. | UK Cash Medical Plan Insurance |
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SCHEDULE 7(b)(ii)(B)
PK NEW NON-US HEALTH AND WELFARE PLANS
1. | Discovery Health Medical Scheme (and associated Medical Savings Accounts) |
2. | Life Insurance |
3. | Disability Income Benefit |
4. | Seguro Saude Empresarial |
5. | Seguro de Vida Em Grupo |
6. | Seguro Coletivo Empresarial de Assistencia a Saude Na Segmentacao Odontologico |
7. | Long-Term Disability Insurance |
8. | UK Life Insurance |
9. | Conrad Dublin Life Assurance Plan |
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SCHEDULE 7(b)(iii)(A)
HGV CONTINUED PARTICIPATION NON-US HEALTH AND WELFARE PLANS
1. | UK Group Medical Insurance |
2. | UK Voluntary Dental Coverage |
3. | UK Employee Assistance Program |
4. | UK Long-Term Disability Insurance |
5. | UK Cash Medical Plan Insurance |
6. | Singapore Group Term Life, Total Permanent Disability Insurance |
7. | Singapore Group Personal Accident Insurance Plan |
8. | Singapore Group Hospitalization, Major Medical Insurance, Outpatient, Dental Plans |
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SCHEDULE 8(a)(i)
HLT US SEVERANCE PLANS
1. | Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 2013 Executive Severance Plan |
2. | Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. Severance Plan for General Managers, Directors, Senior Directors and Vice Presidents |
3. | Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. Severance Plan for Non-Exempt and Certain Exempt Employees |
4. | Agreement dated April 2015, by and between, the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel and the New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council, AFL-CIO |
5. | Side Letter to the Agreement dated April 2015, by and between, the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel and the New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council, AFL-CIO |
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SCHEDULE 13(a)
HLT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS
1. | Collective Bargaining Agreement by and between Unite Here, Local 7 & International Union of Operating Engineers, AFL-CIO, Local 37 and Hilton Management, LLC d/b/a Hilton Baltimore (February 1, 2012 March 31, 2019) |
2. | Collective Bargaining Agreement between Doubletree by Hilton San Jose and UNITE HERE! Local 19 International Union (July 1, 2011 November 30, 2017) |
3. | Collective Bargaining Agreement between Hilton Rosemont and Unite Here Local 450 (Effective November 1, 2015 October 31, 2020) |
4. | Agreement between Waldorf-Astoria Management, LLC, as Operator of the Arizona Biltmore and The International Union of Operating Engineers Local No, 428, AFL-CIO (Term: March 16. 2016 March 16, 2019) |
5. | Collective Bargaining Agreement between Hotel Association of New York City, Inc. and New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council, AFL-CIO (extended by memorandum of agreement through June 30, 2026) |
6. | Plaza Collective Bargaining Agreement between UNITE HERE Local 610 and Hilton Worldwide International Puerto Rico, LLC d/b/a Condado Plaza Hilton (2016-2018) |
7. | Unite HERE Local 610 and Hilton International Manage LLC d/b/a Caribe Hilton Hotel Memorandum of Agreement 2016-2018 |
8. | Collective Bargaining Agreement between Hilton Minneapolis and Miscellaneous Driver, Helper and Warehousemans Union Local 638 Affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters May 1, 2016 April 30, 2021 |
9. | Collective Agreement between MH HOTELS (Meadowvale Hotel & Conference Centre) Ltd. doing business as the Hilton Mississauga Meadowvale, the Employer and United Food & Commercial Workers International Union, Local 333 (May 6, 2016 May 5, 2020) |
10. | Contract between Oakland Airport Hilton and Freight Checkers, Clerical Employees & Helpers; Union Local No. 856 International Brotherhood of Teamsters (June 1, 2013 May 31, 2016) 1 |
11. | Agreement between Painting and Decorating Contractors Association, Chicago Council and Painters District Council No. 14 of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (of Chicago, Cook, Lake, Will and Grundy Counties, Illinois) (subject to automatic annual extensions) |
12. | Agreement between Hilton Worldwide, Inc. (HWI) as Agent for Oasis West Realty, LLC a Delaware Limited Liability Company d/b/a The Beverly Hilton and International Union of Operating Engineers Local No. 501, AFL-CIO and Painters & Allied Trades District Council No. 36 (August 1, 2013 July 31, 2016) 1 |
13. | Convention Collective de Travail Entre Innvest REIT; Royal Bank Plaza, South Tower, 200, Bay Street, suite 3205; P.O. Box 126, Toronto (Ontario) M5J 2S1 Etablissement Vise: Hilton Quebec; 1100, boulevard Rene-Levesque Est; C.P. 157, succ. Haute-Ville; Quebec (Quebec) G1R 4P3 Ci-apres appelee: LEMPLOYEUR ET Syndicat Des Travailleuses Et Travailleurs de Hilton Quebec (CSN); 155, boulevard Charest Est, bureau 400 Quebec (Quebec) G1K 3G6; Ci-apres appele: LE SYNDICAT (2016-2020) |
1 | Expired and negotiations are underway for a new agreement. |
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14. | Collective Bargaining Agreement by and between Hilton Waikoloa Village and I.L.W.U Local 142 (October 1, 2016 September 30, 2020) |
15. | Agreement between Hilton Worldwide, Inc. d/b/a Hilton Chicago and Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board, An Affiliate Workers United/S.E.I.U. (Effective: November 16, 2013 November 15, 2019) |
16. | Agreement between Hilton Worldwide, Inc. d/b/a Palmer House Chicago and Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board, An Affiliate Workers United/S.E.I.U. (Effective: November 16, 2013 November 15, 2019) |
17. | Agreement between Hilton Worldwide, Inc. d/b/a The Drake and Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board, An Affiliate Workers United/S.E.I.U. (Effective: November 16, 2013 November 15, 2019) |
18. | Agreement between Teamsters Local Union No. 727 and Hilton OHare (January 1, 2012 December 31, 2016) |
19. | Collective Bargaining Agreement by and between Interstate Management Company, LLC as Agent for BVP Tenant LLC d/b/a Buena Vista Palace and UNITE HERE Local 737 (extended by memorandum of agreement through December 31, 2016) and Assumption Agreement: Entered into by and between Hilton Management, LLC as agent for BVP Tenant, LLC d/b/a Buena Vista Palace |
20. | The Beverly Hilton and General Teamsters, Airline, Aerospace and Allied Employees, Warehousemen, Drivers, Construction, Rock and Sand, Local 986 (May 1, 2014 April 30, 2017) |
21. | Agreement between UNITE HERE, Local #8 and Doubletree Management, LLC as Operator of Doubletree Hotel, Seattle Airport 18740 International Boulevard, Seattle, WA 98188 (206) 246-8600 (Effective June 1, 2014 May 31, 2017) |
22. | Agreement between Unite Here, Local #8 and Doubletree Management, LLC as Operator of Hilton Seattle Airport 18740 International Boulevard, Seattle, WA 98188 (206) 246-8600 (Effective June 1, 2014 May 31, 2017) |
23. | Agreement between Plumbing Contractors Association of Chicago and Cook County and Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local Union 130, U.A. (subject to automatic annual extensions) |
24. | Collective Bargaining Agreement by and between Hilton Worldwide, Inc. (Hilton Washington Hotel) and The Metropolitan Regional Council of Carpenters (June 1, 2014 May 31, 2017) |
25. | Agreement between Hilton Chicago and The United Steelworkers AFL-CIO-CLC on behalf of Drapery, Slip Cover, Window Shade, Venetian Blinds, Exhibition, Flag and Bunting USW Decorators Union, Local Union No. 17U (July 1, 2012 June 30, 2017) |
26. | Agreement between Palmer House and The United Steelworkers AFL-CIO-CLC on behalf of Drapery, Slip Cover, Window Shade, Venetian Blinds, Exhibition, Flag and Bunting USW Decorators Union, Local Union No. 17U (July 1, 2012 June 30, 2018) |
27. | Agreement between The Drake Hotel and The United Steelworkers AFL-CIO-CLC on behalf of Drapery, Slip Cover, Window Shade, Venetian Blinds, Exhibition, Flag and Bunting USW Decorators Union, Local Union No. 17U (July 1, 2012 June 30, 2019) |
28. | Contract and Agreement Between the Hilton Hotel, Vancouver, Washington and Unite Here Local 8 Affiliated with Unite Here International Union (July 1, 2014 June 30, 2017) |
29. | Collective Agreement between The Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa and UNITE HERE Local 355 (July 1, 2013 June 30, 2017) |
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30. | Collective Bargaining Agreement between Painters and Allied Trades District Council 16 & Hilton San Francisco Union Square (August 1, 2012 July 31, 2017) |
31. | Contract and Agreement between Hilton Management LLC and Unite Here Local 8 Affiliated with Unite Here International Union, AFL-CIO/CLC (August 1, 2014 July 31, 2017) |
32. | Agreement between Unite Here, Local 1 and Waldorf-Astoria Management, LLC as Operator of the Waldorf-Astoria Chicago (September 1, 2013 August 31, 2017) |
33. | International Union of Operating Engineers Local 68-68A 68B, AFL-CIO and Hilton Management , LLC d/b/a Hilton Newark Airport Hotel (May 1, 2016 April 30, 2020) |
34. | Agreement by and between Hilton Management, LLC operators of the Washington Hilton and UNITE HERE Local 25 (October 16, 2010 October 15, 2017) |
35. | Agreement by and between Hilton Management, LLC operators of the Capital Hilton and UNITE HERE Local 25 (October 16, 2010 October 15, 2017) |
36. | Agreement by and between Embassy Suites Management Company, LLC operators of the Embassy Suites Washington D.C., Convention Center and UNITE HERE Local 25 (October 16, 2010 October 15, 2017) |
37. | Collective Bargaining Agreement by and between Hilton Oakland Airport and the International Union of Operating Engineers, Stationary Engineers, Local 39 (November 16, 2014 November 15, 2017) |
38. | Agreement between Hilton San Diego Bayfront and UNITE HERE Local 30 (February 1, 2014 November 28, 2016) 2 |
39. | Collective Bargaining Agreement by and between Doubletree by Hilton Hotel San Jose and the International Union of Operating Engineers, Stationary Engineers, Local 39 (December 1, 2014 November 30, 2017) |
40. | Agreement between Hilton Atlanta and Service Employees International Union/National Association of Government Employees, Local #679 (December 23, 2012 December 22, 2017) |
41. | Clerical Agreement between Teamsters Local Union No. 856, I.B.T. and Hilton San Francisco Union Square (January 1, 2013 December 31, 2017) |
42. | Collective Agreement Between Hilton Saint John and National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers Union of Canada (Unifor Canada), Local 2002 (2014 2017) |
43. | Agreement between Hilton Chicago & Towers International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 134 AFL-CIO (July 1, 2015 June 30, 2019) |
44. | Agreement between Palmer House of Chicago, Illinois and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 134 AFL-CIO (July 1, 2015 June 30, 2019) |
45. | Agreement between Drake Hotel of Chicago, Illinois and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 134 AFL-CIO (July 1, 2015 June 30, 2019) |
46. | Agreement between Hilton Chicago OHare Airport of Chicago, Illinois and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 134 AFL-CIO (July 1, 2015 June 30, 2019) |
47. | Clerical Agreement between Parc 55 A Hilton Hotel and Teamsters Union Local No. 856, International Brotherhood of Teamsters (January 1, 2013 December 31, 2017) |
2 | Expired and negotiations are underway for a new agreement. |
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48. | Collective Agreement as of the 1st day of February, 2006 between Hilton Toronto Airport (hereinafter referred to as the Employer ) and UNITE HERE Local 75 UNITE HERE Ontario Council (hereinafter referred to as the Union) (extended through January 31, 2019 per National Agreement Memorandum of Agreement) |
49. | Collective Agreement between Hilton Toronto and UNITE HERE Local 75 (extended through January 31, 2019 per National Agreement Memorandum of Agreement) |
50. | Agreement between UNITE HERE Local 26 and Hilton Management, LLC as operator of the Hilton Boston Logan Airport (March 1, 2013 February 28, 2018) |
51. | Agreement between The Hilton Oakland Airport and District Council 16; Painters and Drywall Finishers Local Union #3 (April 1, 2013 March 31, 2018) |
52. | Collective Bargaining Agreement by and between 90210 Grand Wailea Management Company, LLC d/b/a Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa and ILWU, Local 142 (April 1, 2013 March 31, 2018) (for hotel and restaurant employees) |
53. | Collective Bargaining Agreement by and between 90210 Grand Wailea Management Company, LLC d/b/a Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa and ILWU, Local 142 (January 1, 2015 December 31, 2018) (for retail employees) |
54. | Collective Bargaining Agreement by and between UNITE HERE! Local 5 and Hilton Management, LLC d/b/a Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort (July 1, 2013 June 30, 2018) |
55. | Bargaining Agreement by and between the Journeymen Plasters P&B Society Local No. 5 and the Midwest Ceiling Contractors Association (expires June 30, 2018) |
56. | Agreement between HLT CA Hilton LLC d/b/a Hilton Oakland Airport and Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Local #2850 (July 7, 2013 July 6, 2018) |
57. | Collective Bargaining Agreement by and between the International Union of Operating Engineers, Stationary Engineers, Local 39 and the San Francisco Hilton (July 16, 2013 July 15, 2018) |
58. | Collective Bargaining Agreement by and between the International Union of Operating Engineers, Stationary Engineers, Local 39 and the Parc 55 Wyndham Union Square Hotel (August 1, 2013 July 31, 2018) |
59. | Collective Bargaining Agreement between The Hotels and Unite Here, Local 2 (extended through August 14, 2018 by Memorandum of Agreement Concerning Modifications to Collective Bargaining Agreement) |
60. | Collective Bargaining Agreement between The Hotels and Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union, Local 2 (extended through August 14, 2018 by Memorandum of Agreement Concerning Modifications to Collective Bargaining Agreement) |
61. | Agreement between Chicago Joint Executive Board of the UNITE HERE Local 1 and UNITE HERE Local 450 and Hilton Management, LLC d/b/a Hilton Chicago (September 1, 2013 August 31, 2018) |
62. | Agreement between Chicago Joint Executive Board of the UNITE HERE Local 1 and UNITE HERE Local 450 and HLT PALMER d/b/a Palmer House (September 1, 2013 August 31, 2018) |
63. | Agreement between Chicago Joint Executive Board of the UNITE HERE Local 1 and UNITE HERE Local 450 and HLT DRAKE d/b/a The Drake (September 1, 2013 August 31, 2018) |
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64. | Agreement between Chicago Joint Executive Board of the UNITE HERE Local 1 and UNITE HERE Local 450 and Hilton Management, LLC d/b/a Hilton Chicago OHare Airport (September 1, 2013 August 31, 2018) |
65. | Collective Bargaining Agreement by and between Hilton Management, LLC The Employer at the Hilton Washington and Painters and Allied Trades District Council No. 51, of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trade, AFL-CIO (September 1, 2014 August 31, 2018) |
66. | Collective Bargaining Agreement by and between Hilton Management, LLC The Employer at the Capital Hilton Hotel and Painters and Allied Trades District Council No. 51, of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trade, AFL-CIO (September 1, 2014 August 31, 2018) |
67. | Collective Bargaining Agreement by and between Embassy Suites Management, LLC Employer at 1000 K, LLC d/b/a Embassy Suites DC Convention Center and Painters and Allied Trades District Council No. 51, of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trade, AFL-CIO (September 1, 2014 August 31, 2018) |
68. | Maintenance Agreement by and between Local 26, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the Washington Hilton Hotel (September 1, 2015 August 31, 2018) |
69. | Agreement between HLT Conrad Domestic, LLC d/b/a Hilton San Diego Bayfront and International Union of Operating Engineers Local 501, AFL-CIO (September 1, 2015 August 31, 2018) |
70. | Agreement between Hilton Worldwide, Inc. d/b/a Hilton Chicago and Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board, an affiliate Workers United/S.E.I.U. (November 16, 2013 November 15, 2016) 3 |
71. | Agreement between Hilton Illinois Corp d/b/a Palmer House Hilton and Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board, an affiliate Workers United/S.E.I.U. (November 16, 2013 November 15, 2016) 3 |
72. | Agreement between Vista International Ill, Inc. d/b/a The Drake Hotel and Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board, an affiliate Workers United/S.E.I.U. (November 16, 2013 November 15, 2016) 3 |
73. | Collective Bargaining Agreement Hilton Worldwide, Inc. d/b/a The Crystal City Embassy Suites and Unite Here Local 25 (October 16, 2010 October 15, 2017) |
74. | Collective Bargaining Agreement DT Management, LLC d/b/a Doubletree Hotel Crystal City and Unite Here Local 25 (October 16, 2010 October 15, 2017) |
75. | Collective Bargaining Agreement Hilton Worldwide, Inc. d/b/a The Hilton McLean and Unite Here Local 25 (October 16, 2010 October 15, 2017) |
76. | Agreement between Unite Here Local 26 and Doubletree Management, LLC, as operator of the Doubletree Suits by Hilton Hotel Boston Cambridge (November 1, 2015 February 28, 2018) |
77. | Collective Bargaining Agreement between International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 99 99A, AFL CIO and Embassy Suites Management, LLC as agent for Ashford TRS Crystal City, LLC d/b/a Embassy Suites Crystal City (November 1, 2014 October 31, 2018) |
78. | Collective Bargaining Agreement between IUOE, Local 99 and Hilton Management, LLC as agent for Hilton McLean, LLC d/b/a Hilton McLean (November 1, 2014 October 31, 2018) |
79. | Collective Bargaining Agreement by and between Hilton Management LLC for The Capital Hilton Hotel and Local 99-99A, International Union of Operating Engineers, affiliated with the Greater Washington Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO and the Maryland State and District of Columbia AFL-CIO (November 1, 2014 October 31, 2018) |
3 | Expired and negotiations are underway for a new agreement. |
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80. | Collective Bargaining Agreement by and between Hilton Management LLC for Washington Hilton Hotel & Towers and Local 99-99A, International Union of Operating Engineers, affiliated with the Greater Washington Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO and the Maryland State and District of Columbia AFL-CIO (November 1, 2014 October 31, 2018) |
81. | Agreement between Hilton Management, LLC as operator of The Hilton Anaheim Hotel and UNITE HERE! Local 11 (May 16, 2013 May 15, 2018) |
82. | Collective Bargaining Agreement between Hilton Boston Logan Airport Hotel and Firemen and Oilers Local 3, S.E.I.U. (December 1, 2015 November 30, 2018) |
83. | Agreement between Hilton Management LLC and International Union of Operating Engineers Local Union No, 701 (January 1, 2016 December 31, 2018) |
84. | Collective Bargaining Agreement between Hilton Minneapolis and Unite Here Local 17 AFL-CIO (May 1, 2014 April 30, 2019) |
85. | Collective Bargaining Agreement between Irvine Hilton and Unite Here Local 11 (June 1, 2014 May 31, 2019) |
86. | Collective Bargaining Agreement between Unite Here International Union Local 631 and Hilton Management LLC (September 1, 2014 October 1, 2019) |
87. | Agreement between Hampton Inn Milford and Local 371 United Food & Commercial Workers Union Westport, Connecticut (September 11, 2015 September 10, 2019) |
88. | Collective Bargaining Agreement between International Union of Operating Engineers Local 68-68A-68B, AFL-CIO and Hilton Worldwide (October 1, 2015 September 30, 2019) |
89. | Collective Bargaining Agreement between United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United State and Canada or Broward County, Florida and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. d/b/a Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa (assumed by Hilton Worldwide, Inc. December 2014) (January 21, 2014 January 20, 2020) |
90. | Hilton Americas-Houston Labor Agreement with Unite Here International Union Local 23, AFL-CIO, CLC and The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 564 (The Engineers) AFL-CIO (July 1, 2015 June 30, 2020) |
91. | Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Commercial Area Agreement Cook, Lake and DuPage Counties, in Illinois (June 1, 2014 May 31, 2019) |
92. | Collective Bargaining Agreement by and between Hilton Chicago & Towers and International Union of Operating Engineers of Chicago, Illinois and Vicinity Local No. 399 (July 1, 2015 June 30, 2019) |
93. | Collective Bargaining Agreement by and between Palmer House and International Union of Operating Engineers of Chicago, Illinois and Vicinity Local No. 399 (July 1, 2015 June 30, 2019) |
94. | Collective Bargaining Agreement by and between Drake Hotel and International Union of Operating Engineers of Chicago, Illinois and Vicinity Local No. 399 (July 1, 2015 June 30, 2019) |
95. | Collective Bargaining Agreement by and between Hilton Chicago OHare Airport and International Union of Operating Engineers of Chicago, Illinois and Vicinity Local No. 399 (July 1, 2015 June 30, 2019) |
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96. | Collective Bargaining Agreement by and between Embassy Suites-Chicago Downtown Lakefront and International Union of Operating Engineers of Chicago, Illinois and Vicinity Local No. 399 (July 1, 2015 June 30, 2019) |
97. | Collective Bargaining Agreement by and between Waldorf-Astoria Management, LLC and International Union of Operating Engineers of Chicago, Illinois and Vicinity Local No. 399 (July 1, 2015 June 30, 2019). |
98. | Collective Bargaining Agreement by and between Conrad Chicago and International Union of Operating Engineers of Chicago, Illinois and Vicinity Local No. 399 (July 1, 2015 June 30, 2019). |
99. | Collective Bargaining Agreement between International Union of Operating Engineers Local 68-68A-68B, AFL-CIO and Embassy Suites Management LLC d/b/a Embassy Suites Parsippany (December 1, 2015 November 30, 2019) |
100. | Collective Bargaining Agreement between International Union of Operating Engineers Local 68-68A-68B, AFL-CIO and Embassy Suites Management LLC d/b/a Embassy Suites Secaucus (December 1, 2015 November 30, 2019) |
101. | Agreement between Greater Regional Bargaining Group Hotels and Hotel Association of New York City, Inc. (party to agreement via property riders below) (April 1, 2013 March 31, 2018) |
102. | Agreement between Hilton Management, LLC, doing business as the Hilton Westchester, its owner(s), and operator(s) and manager(s) on their own behalf and on behalf of any affiliated or related entity and their respective successors or assigns and the New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council, ALF-CIO (Rider) (December 1, 2015 March 31, 2018) |
103. | Agreement by and among Hilton Short Hills Hotel, its current and future owner(s), operator(s) and manager(s) on their own behalf and on behalf of any of their respective affiliated or related entity, as well as their successors or assigns and the New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council, ALF-CIO (Rider) (January 1, 2015 March 31, 2018) |
104. | Agreement by and among Embassy Suites Parsippany, its current and future owner(s), operator(s) and manager(s) on their own behalf and on behalf of any of their respective affiliated or related entity, as well as their successors or assigns and the New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council, ALF-CIO (Rider) (September 17, 2015 March 31, 2018) |
105. | Agreement by and among Embassy Suites Secaucus-Meadowlands, its current and future owner(s), operator(s) and manager(s) on their own behalf and on behalf of any of their respective affiliated or related entity, as well as their successors or assigns and the New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council, ALF-CIO (Rider) (August 18, 2015 March 31, 2018) |
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SCHEDULE 13(b)
PK COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS
1. | Agreement between Tex Holding, Inc. DBA Meritex and Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board, an Affiliate of Workers United/SEIU (Effective Duration: January 1, 2015 December 31, 2016) 4 |
2. | Collective Bargaining Agreement by and between Meritex Laundry Portage Meritex and International Union of Operating Engineers of Chicago, Illinois and Vicinity Local No. 399 June 1, 2012 May, 31 2017 |
3. | Labor Agreement between Meritex LLC and Laundry, Distribution & Food Service Joint Board, Workers United, Affiliated with the SEIU (September 2, 2014 September 1, 2017) |
4. | Collective Bargaining Agreement between International Union of Operating Engineers Local 68-68A-68B, AFL-CIO and Meritex, LLC (October 1, 2013 September 30, 2018) |
4 | Negotiations expected to commence prior to expiration. |
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SCHEDULE 13(c)
HGV COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS
1. | Collective Bargaining Agreement between Hilton Grand Vacations Company, LLC d/b/a Hilton Grand Vacations Club at the Las Vegas Hilton and International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 501, AFL-CIO July 1, 2011 June 30, 2014 5 |
2. | Collective Bargaining Agreement between Hilton Grand Vacations Company, LLC A Delaware Limited Liability Company and Local Joint Executive Board of Las Vegas (for Elara) (expires 2018) |
3. | Collective Bargaining Agreement between Hilton Grand Vacations Company, LLC A Delaware Limited Liability Company and Local Joint Executive Board of Las Vegas (for Boulevard/Karen/Flamingo) (expires 2018) |
4. | Labor Agreements between Hilton Grand Vacations, LLC at the Elara Hotel and General Teamsters, Airline, Aerospace and Allied Employers, Warehousemen, Drivers, Constructions, Rock and Sand Teamsters Local 986 (Valet/Bell Department) June 1, 2015 May 31, 2019 |
5. | Collective Bargaining Agreement between Hotel Association of New York City, Inc. and New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council, AFL-CIO (July 1, 2012 June 30, 2019, extended through June 30, 2026 by memorandum of agreement) |
5 | Expired and negotiations are underway for a new agreement. |
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Exhibit 10.2
Execution Version
TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT
by and among
HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC.,
PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC.,
HILTON GRAND VACATIONS INC., and
HILTON DOMESTIC OPERATING COMPANY INC.
Dated as of January 2, 2017
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION | 2 | |||
Section 1.1 |
Definitions | 2 | ||
Section 1.2 |
References; Interpretation | 13 | ||
Section 1.3 |
Effective Time | 14 | ||
ARTICLE II PREPARATION AND FILING OF TAX RETURNS | 14 | |||
Section 2.1 |
Responsibility of HLT to Prepare and File Tax Returns | 14 | ||
Section 2.2 |
Responsibility of Parties to Prepare and File PK Straddle Income Tax Returns and HGV Straddle Income Tax Returns | 15 | ||
Section 2.3 |
Responsibility of Parties to Prepare and File Post-Distribution Income Tax Returns and Non-Income Tax Returns | 16 | ||
Section 2.4 |
Time of Filing Tax Returns | 17 | ||
Section 2.5 |
Costs and Expenses | 17 | ||
ARTICLE III RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAYMENT OF TAXES | 17 | |||
Section 3.1 |
Responsibility for Payment of Taxes | 17 | ||
Section 3.2 |
Reimbursement of Straddle Income Taxes and Restructuring Taxes | 17 | ||
Section 3.3 |
Timing of Payments of Taxes | 17 | ||
ARTICLE IV REFUNDS, CARRYBACKS AND AMENDED TAX RETURNS | 18 | |||
Section 4.1 |
Refunds | 18 | ||
Section 4.2 |
Carrybacks | 18 | ||
Section 4.3 |
Amended Tax Returns | 18 | ||
ARTICLE V DISTRIBUTION TAXES | 19 | |||
Section 5.1 |
Liability for Distribution Taxes | 19 | ||
Section 5.2 |
Definition of Fault for Distribution Purposes | 19 | ||
Section 5.3 |
Limits on Proposed Acquisition Transactions and Other Transactions During Restricted Period | 20 | ||
Section 5.4 |
Certain Limitations on PK with Respect to its Stock | 21 | ||
Section 5.5 |
IRS Ruling, Tax Representation Letters, and Tax Opinions; Consistency | 23 | ||
Section 5.6 |
Timing of Payment of Taxes | 23 | ||
Section 5.7 |
Protective Section 336(e) Elections | 23 | ||
ARTICLE VI INDEMNIFICATION | 24 | |||
Section 6.1 |
Indemnification Obligations of HLT | 24 | ||
Section 6.2 |
Indemnification Obligations of PK | 24 |
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Section 6.3 |
Indemnification Obligations of HGV | 25 | ||
Section 6.4 |
Protected REITs | 25 | ||
ARTICLE VII PAYMENTS | 26 | |||
Section 7.1 |
Payments | 26 | ||
Section 7.2 |
Treatment of Payments made Pursuant to Tax Matters Agreement | 26 | ||
Section 7.3 |
Payments Net of Tax Benefit Actually Realized and Tax Cost | 27 | ||
ARTICLE VIII AUDITS | 27 | |||
Section 8.1 |
Notice | 27 | ||
Section 8.2 |
Audits | 27 | ||
Section 8.3 |
Payment of Audit Amounts | 29 | ||
ARTICLE IX COOPERATION AND EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION | 30 | |||
Section 9.1 |
Cooperation and Exchange of Information | 30 | ||
Section 9.2 |
Retention of Records | 31 | ||
Section 9.3 |
Tax Opinions | 32 | ||
ARTICLE X ALLOCATION OF TAX ATTRIBUTES AND OTHER TAX MATTERS | 32 | |||
Section 10.1 |
Allocation of Tax Attributes | 32 | ||
Section 10.2 |
Allocation of Tax Items | 32 | ||
ARTICLE XI DEFAULTED AMOUNTS | 33 | |||
Section 11.1 |
General | 33 | ||
ARTICLE XII DISPUTE RESOLUTION | 33 | |||
Section 12.1 |
Negotiation | 33 | ||
Section 12.2 |
Mediation | 33 | ||
Section 12.3 |
Confidentiality | 34 | ||
Section 12.4 |
Continuity of Performance | 34 | ||
ARTICLE XIII MISCELLANEOUS | 34 | |||
Section 13.1 |
Counterparts | 34 | ||
Section 13.2 |
Survival | 34 | ||
Section 13.3 |
Notices | 34 | ||
Section 13.4 |
Waivers | 35 | ||
Section 13.5 |
Assignment | 35 | ||
Section 13.6 |
Successors and Assigns | 35 | ||
Section 13.7 |
Termination and Amendment | 35 | ||
Section 13.8 |
No Circumvention | 35 | ||
Section 13.9 |
Subsidiaries | 36 |
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Section 13.10 |
Third Party Beneficiaries | 36 | ||
Section 13.11 |
Title and Headings | 36 | ||
Section 13.12 |
Schedules | 36 | ||
Section 13.13 |
Specific Performance | 36 | ||
Section 13.14 |
Governing Law | 36 | ||
Section 13.15 |
Consent to Jurisdiction | 36 | ||
Section 13.16 |
Waiver of Jury Trial | 37 | ||
Section 13.17 |
Force Majeure | 37 | ||
Section 13.18 |
Interpretation | 37 | ||
Section 13.19 |
Changes in Law | 37 | ||
Section 13.20 |
Severability | 37 | ||
Section 13.21 |
Tax Sharing Agreements | 38 | ||
Section 13.22 |
Exclusivity | 38 | ||
Section 13.23 |
No Waiver | 38 | ||
Section 13.24 |
No Duplication; No Double Recovery | 38 |
Schedules
Schedule 2.3 | List of Certain Allocations of Non-Income Taxes | |
Schedule 8.3(b) | List of Specified Audit Taxes |
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TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT
THIS TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT (this Agreement ) is made and entered into as of the day of January 2, 2017, by and among Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation ( HLT ), Park Hotels & Resorts Inc., a Delaware corporation ( PK ), Hilton Grand Vacations Inc., a Delaware corporation ( HGV ) and Hilton Domestic Operating Company Inc., a Delaware corporation ( OpCo ). Each of HLT, PK, HGV and OpCo is sometimes referred to herein as a Party and, collectively, as the Parties .
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, HLT, acting through its direct and indirect Subsidiaries, currently conducts a number of businesses, including (i) the HLT Retained Business (as defined herein), (ii) the Ownership Business (as defined herein) and (iii) the Timeshare Business (as defined herein);
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of HLT (the Board ) has determined that it is appropriate, desirable and in the best interests of HLT and its stockholders to separate HLT into three separate, publicly traded companies, one for each of (i) the HLT Retained Business, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by HLT, (ii) the Ownership Business, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by PK (which will elect to be a REIT (as defined herein)) and (iii) the Timeshare Business, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by HGV;
WHEREAS, in order to effect such separation, the Board has determined that it is appropriate, desirable and in the best interests of HLT and its stockholders (i) to enter into a series of transactions after giving effect to which (A) HLT and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries (as defined herein) will, collectively, own all of the HLT Retained Assets (as defined herein) and assume (or retain) all of the HLT Retained Liabilities (as defined herein), (B) PK and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries will, collectively, own all of the Ownership Assets (as defined herein) and assume (or retain) all of the Ownership Liabilities (as defined herein) and (C) HGV and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries will, collectively, own all of the Timeshare Assets (as defined herein) and assume (or retain) all of the Timeshare Liabilities (as defined herein) and (ii) for HLT to distribute to the holders of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share ( HLT Common Stock ), on a pro rata basis (in each case without consideration being paid by such stockholders) (A) all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of PK (the PK Common Stock ) and (B) all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of HGV (the HGV Common Stock ) (such transactions as they may be amended or modified from time to time, collectively, the Plan of Reorganization );
WHEREAS, it is the intention of the Parties that (i) each of the contributions by PK of Assets to, and the assumption of Liabilities by, OpCo and HGV (each such contribution, an Internal Contribution and together, the Internal Contributions ) together with the corresponding distribution by PK of all of the OpCo common stock and the HGV Common Stock, respectively, qualifies as a reorganization within the meaning of Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 355 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code ) (each such distribution, an Internal Distribution and together, the Internal Distributions ), (ii) the use by PK of the Cash Amounts (as defined herein) from OpCo qualifies under Section 361(b) of the Code such
that no gain is recognized upon receipt of the Cash Amounts by PK in connection with any Internal Contribution, (iii) the Debt Exchanges (as defined herein) qualify as distributions and exchanges of qualified property within the meaning of Section 361(c) of the Code, (iv) the distribution by HGV of Cash Amounts to HLT qualifies first as a payment in respect of Tax liabilities allocable to HGV or one of its Subsidiaries under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1552-1(b) (or any corresponding provisions under U.S. state or local Law) for a taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or before the Distribution Date, in each case to the extent payments have not previously been made in respect of such Tax liabilities, and second as a distribution under Section 301 of the Code from HGV to HLT, (v) any distribution by OpCo of Cash Amounts to Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ( HWF ) or HLT qualifies as a distribution under Section 301 of the Code from OpCo to HLT, (vi) any distribution by PK of Cash Amounts to HWF or HLT qualifies first as a payment in respect of Tax liabilities allocable to PK or one of its Subsidiaries under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1552-1(b) (or any corresponding provisions under U.S. state or local Law) for a taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or before the Distribution Date, in each case to the extent payments have not previously been made in respect of such Tax liabilities, and second as a distribution under Section 301 of the Code from PK to HLT and (vii) each of the distributions by HLT of all of the PK Common Stock (the PK Distribution ) and HGV Common Stock (the HGV Distribution and together with the PK Distribution, the External Distributions ) qualifies as a tax-free distribution within the meaning of Section 355 of the Code (collectively, the Intended Tax Treatment ); and
WHEREAS, in connection with the Plan of Reorganization, the Parties desire to set forth their agreement on the rights and obligations with respect to handling and allocating Taxes and related matters.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the terms, conditions, covenants and provisions of this Agreement, each of the Parties mutually covenant and agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
Section 1.1 Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) Acquisition means an acquisition for purposes of Section 355(e) of the Code of stock of PK, or issuance by PK of any options or other instruments that grant the holder a right (including if PK has a right to settle the obligation with property other than PK stock) to complete such an acquisition. The terms Acquire and Acquired has a corresponding meaning. For purposes of determining whether and to what extent a transaction shall be taken into account for purposes of this definition, any recapitalization or other action resulting in a shift of voting power or any redemption or repurchase of shares of stock shall be treated as an indirect acquisition of shares of stock by the benefitted or non-exchanging stockholders.
(2) Active Business means each of (a) the Ownership Business, the HLT Retained Business and the Timeshare Business, in each case taken as a whole, (b) the Select Hotels Business taken as a whole (or any hotel included therein) and (c) the Hotel Laundry Business taken as a whole (or any laundry facility included therein).
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(3) Affiliate means a Person that directly, or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, a specified Person. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if such first Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct, or cause the direction of, the management and policies of such other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. For purposes hereof, none of the Parties or their respective Subsidiaries shall be considered an Affiliate of any of the other Parties or their respective Subsidiaries (determined on the same basis). For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes hereof, neither The Blackstone Group L.P. (nor any of its Affiliates) shall be considered an Affiliate of any Party or its Subsidiaries.
(4) Agreement has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
(5) Agreement Dispute has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1.
(6) Ancillary Agreements has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(7) Assets has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(8) Audit means any audit, assessment of Taxes, other examination by or on behalf of any Taxing Authority (including notices), proceeding, or appeal of such a proceeding relating to Taxes, whether administrative or judicial, including proceedings relating to competent authority determinations initiated by a Party or any of its Subsidiaries.
(9) Audit Management Party means the Party responsible for administering and controlling an Audit pursuant to Section 8.2(a)(i) or (b)(ii).
(10) Audit Representative means the chief tax officer of each Party (or such other officer of a Party that may be designated by that Partys Chief Financial Officer from time to time).
(11) Big Four Accounting Firm means each of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Ernst & Young LLP, KPMG LLP, and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
(12) Blackstone Entity has the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
(13) Blackstone-PK Applicable Percentage has the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
(14) Blackstone-PK Percentage Shift Limit has the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
(15) Blackstone Representative has the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
(16) Board has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
(17) Business Day means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banks are required to be closed in New York, New York.
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(18) Cash Amounts means (i) the cash received by PK as partial consideration for the Internal Contribution to OpCo, (ii) the cash received by HWF or HLT from OpCo after the Internal Distribution of OpCo stock, (iii) any cash (including for these purposes any distribution of intercompany receivables) received by HWF or HLT from PK before the PK Distribution in connection with the Plan of Reorganization and (iv) the cash received by HLT from HGV before the HGV Distribution, as the context requires.
(19) Claiming Party has the meaning set forth in Section 11.2(b).
(20) Code has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
(21) Debt Exchanges means (i) OpCo issuing debt instruments to PK as partial consideration for the Internal Contribution to OpCo and PK using such debt instruments to satisfy some or all of the debt owed by PK to Hilton HHonors Worldwide, L.L.C., and (ii) HGV issuing debt instruments to PK as partial consideration for the Internal Contribution to HGV and PK using such debt instruments to satisfy some or all of the mortgage debt owed by PK and secured by a hotel in Bonnet Creek, Florida.
(22) Distribution or Distributions means, individually or collectively, the Internal Distributions and the External Distributions.
(23) Distribution Agreement means the Distribution Agreement by and among HLT, PK, HGV and OpCo dated as of January 2, 2017.
(24) Distribution Date means the date on which the Distributions to holders of record of shares of HLT Common Stock of the HGV Common Stock and the PK Common Stock owned by HLT are effectuated pursuant to the Distribution Agreement.
(25) Distribution Taxes mean any and all U.S. federal, state and local Income Taxes required to be paid by or imposed on a Party or any of its Affiliates resulting from, or directly arising in connection with, the failure of any Internal Contribution, any Distribution, any receipt of Cash Amounts, or any Debt Exchange to qualify for the Intended Tax Treatment (or the failure to qualify under or the application of corresponding provisions of the Laws of U.S. state or local jurisdictions).
(26) Due Date means the date (taking into account all valid extensions) upon which a Tax Return is required to be filed with or Taxes are required to be paid to a Taxing Authority, whichever is applicable.
(27) Effective Time has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(28) Escrow Account has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4.
(29) Expense Amount has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4.
(30) Expense Amount Accountants Letter has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4.
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(31) Expense Amount Tax Opinion has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4.
(32) External Distribution has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
(33) Fault for Distribution Purposes has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.
(34) Final Determination means the final resolution of liability for any Tax for any taxable period, by or as a result of:
(a) a final decision, judgment, decree or other order by any court of competent jurisdiction that can no longer be appealed to a court other than the Supreme Court of the United States;
(b) a final settlement with the IRS, a closing agreement or accepted offer in compromise under Sections 7121 or 7122 of the Code, or a comparable agreement under the Laws of other jurisdictions, which resolves the liability for the Taxes addressed in such agreement for any taxable period;
(c) any allowance of a refund or credit in respect of an overpayment of Tax, but only after the expiration of all periods during which such refund or credit may be recovered by the jurisdiction imposing the Tax; or
(d) any other final disposition, including by reason of the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations.
(35) Group means the HLT Group, the PK Group, or the HGV Group.
(36) HGV has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
(37) HGV Allocable Audit Portion means the amount, determined by HLT in its good faith discretion, equal to the product of (a) the amount of any Taxes attributable to a Pre-Distribution Tax Period or the portion of a Straddle Tax Period ending on the Distribution Date that are not reported on a Tax Return filed for such periods, and (b) a fraction (i) the numerator of which is the additional Taxes that would be due and payable determined on a separate basis for the Timeshare Assets or the Timeshare Business, and (ii) the denominator of which is the sum of the additional Taxes that would be due and payable determined on a separate basis for each of the HLT Retained Assets or the HLT Retained Business, the Ownership Assets or the Ownership Business, and the Timeshare Assets or the Timeshare Business, respectively. For purposes of this determination, any Distribution Taxes, Specified Audit Taxes or Restructuring Taxes incurred shall be deemed not to have been incurred, regardless of which entity incurs such Taxes.
(38) HGV Common Stock has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
(39) HGV Distribution has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
(40) HGV Group has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
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(41) HGV Straddle Income Tax Returns means any Income Tax Return required under applicable Law to be filed by any member of the HGV Group for a Straddle Tax Period.
(42) HLT has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
(43) HLT Allocable Audit Portion means the amount, determined by HLT in its good faith discretion, equal to the product of (a) the amount of any Taxes attributable to a Pre-Distribution Tax Period or the portion of a Straddle Tax Period ending on the Distribution Date that are not reported on a Tax Return filed for such periods, and (b) a fraction (i) the numerator of which is the additional Taxes that would be due and payable determined on a separate basis for the HLT Retained Assets or the HLT Retained Business, and (ii) the denominator of which is the sum of the additional Taxes that would be due and payable determined on a separate basis for each of the HLT Retained Assets or the HLT Retained Business, the Ownership Assets or the Ownership Business, and the Timeshare Assets or the Timeshare Business, respectively. For purposes of this determination, any Distribution Taxes, Specified Audit Taxes or Restructuring Taxes incurred shall be deemed not to have been incurred, regardless of which entity incurs such Taxes.
(44) HLT Combined Income Tax Return means any U.S. federal, state, local or foreign consolidated, combined, unitary or similar Income Tax Return that actually includes, by election or otherwise, one or more members of the HLT Group together with one or more members of either the PK Group or the HGV Group.
(45) HLT Common Stock has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
(46) HLT Group has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(47) HLT Retained Assets has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement and shall include any Assets owned leased or licensed by HLT or its current or prior Subsidiaries at any time (whether or not owned, leased or licensed by HLT or its Subsidiaries at or prior to the Effective Time) that related primarily to, were used primarily in, or arose primarily from, the HLT Retained Business.
(48) HLT Retained Business has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(49) HLT Retained Liabilities has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(50) HLT Straddle Income Tax Returns means any Income Tax Return required under applicable Law to be filed by any member of the HLT Group for a Straddle Tax Period.
(51) Hotel Laundry Business means the component of the Ownership Business involving the management and operation of commercial laundry facilities servicing hotels, located in Portage, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey and Portland, Oregon.
(52) HWF has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
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(53) Implementing Agreement means any agreement the primary purpose of which is to implement one or more steps described in the Reorganization Slide Deck.
(54) Income Taxes mean:
(a) all Taxes based upon, measured by, or calculated with respect to (i) net income or profits (including, but not limited to, any capital gains, minimum tax or any Tax on items of tax preference, but not including sales, use, real, or personal property, gross or net receipts, value added, excise, leasing, transfer or similar Taxes), or (ii) multiple bases (including, but not limited to, corporate franchise, doing business and occupation Taxes) if one or more bases upon which such Tax is determined is described in clause (a)(i) above; and
(b) all U.S., state, local or non-U.S. franchise Taxes.
(55) Income Tax Returns mean all Tax Returns that relate to Income Taxes.
(56) Indemnified Party means the Party which is or may be entitled pursuant to this Agreement to receive any payments (including reimbursement for Taxes or costs and expenses) from another Party or Parties to this Agreement.
(57) Indemnifying Party means the Party which is or may be required pursuant to this Agreement to make indemnification or other payments (including reimbursement for Taxes and costs and expenses) to another Party to this Agreement.
(58) Intended Tax Treatment has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
(59) Internal Contribution has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
(60) Internal Distribution has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
(61) IRS means the United States Internal Revenue Service or any successor thereto, including, but not limited to its agents, representatives, and attorneys.
(62) IRS Ruling means that certain IRS private letter ruling, dated February 24, 2016, delivered to HLT and addressing, among other things, certain issues relevant to the tax-free treatment of the Distributions, together with the requests submitted to the IRS for such private letter ruling and any supplemental materials submitted to the IRS relating thereto.
(63) Law means any U.S. or non-U.S. federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, local or similar statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, administrative pronouncement, order, requirement or rule of law (including common law), or any income tax treaty.
(64) LIBOR has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(65) Losses has the meaning assigned to the term Indemnifiable Losses in the Distribution Agreement.
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(66) Majority of the Parties means the consent of at least two of the Parties.
(67) Negotiation Period has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1.
(68) Non-Income Tax Returns mean all Tax Returns other than Income Tax Returns.
(69) Nonqualifying Income shall mean any amount that is treated as gross income for purposes of Section 856 of the Code and which is not Qualifying Income.
(70) OpCo has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
(71) Ownership Assets has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement and shall include any Assets owned leased or licensed by HLT or its current or prior Subsidiaries at any time (whether or not owned, leased or licensed by HLT or its Subsidiaries at or prior to the Effective Time) that related primarily to, were used primarily in, or arose primarily from, the Ownership Business.
(72) Ownership Business has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(73) Ownership Liabilities has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(74) Participating Party has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(c)(i).
(75) Party has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
(76) Paying Party has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b).
(77) Person means any natural person, firm, individual, corporation, business trust, joint venture, association, company, limited liability company, partnership, or other organization or entity, whether incorporated or unincorporated, or any governmental entity.
(78) PK has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
(79) PK Allocable Audit Portion means the amount, determined by HLT in its good faith discretion, equal to the product of (a) the amount of any Taxes attributable to a Pre-Distribution Tax Period or the portion of a Straddle Tax Period ending on the Distribution Date that are not reported on a Tax Return filed for such periods, and (b) a fraction (i) the numerator of which is the additional Taxes that would be due and payable determined on a separate basis for the Ownership Assets or the Ownership Business, and (ii) the denominator of which is the sum of the additional Taxes that would be due and payable determined on a separate basis for each of the HLT Retained Assets or the HLT Retained Business, the Ownership Assets or the Ownership Business, and the Timeshare Assets or the Timeshare Business, respectively. For purposes of this determination, any Distribution Taxes, Specified Audit Taxes or Restructuring Taxes incurred shall be deemed not to have been incurred, regardless of which entity incurs such Taxes.
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(80) PK Applicable Percentage means the percentage shift in ownership equal to the greater of (a) the percentage determined by dividing (i) the value of all shares of PK stock (as of immediately after the Distribution) Acquired pursuant to one or more PK Issuances of PK stock occurring on or after the Distribution Date by (ii) the value of all outstanding stock of PK as of immediately after the Distribution, or (b) the percentage determined by dividing (i) the total combined voting power of all shares of PK stock (as of immediately after the Distribution) Acquired pursuant to one or more PK Issuances occurring on or after the Distribution Date by (ii) the total combined voting power of all outstanding stock of PK as of immediately after the Distribution. The amount set forth in (a)(ii) or (b)(ii) shall be reduced by any redemption or repurchase (directly or indirectly) by PK (or its Subsidiaries) of PK Common Stock following the Distribution and prior to the last such PK Issuance (with such reduction calculated in the case of (a)(ii) using the value of the applicable stock as of immediately after the Distribution). This definition and the application thereof is intended to monitor compliance with Section 355(e) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder and shall be interpreted accordingly by the Parties in good faith.
(81) PK Common Stock has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
(82) PK Percentage Shift Limit means 8.34%, as adjusted from time to time by mutual written consent of the Blackstone Representative and PK or under Section 5.4(f) or (g); provided , however , that the sum of the Blackstone-PK Percentage Shift Limit and the PK Percentage Shift Limit immediately after such adjustments must equal such sum immediately before such adjustments; provided further , that if PK has actual knowledge that the Blackstone-PK Applicable Percentage exceeds the Blackstone-PK Percentage Shift Limit, the PK Percentage Shift Limit shall be reduced by such excess (without prejudice to any rights or remedies PK or any other Party may have).
(83) PK Group has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(84) PK Issuance has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(a).
(85) PK Straddle Income Tax Returns means any Income Tax Return required under applicable Law to be filed by any member of the PK Group for a Straddle Tax Period.
(86) Plan of Reorganization has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
(87) Post-Distribution Income Tax Returns mean, collectively, all Income Tax Returns required to be filed by a Party or its Affiliates for a Post-Distribution Tax Period.
(88) Post-Distribution Payment Tax Benefit has the meaning set forth in Section 11.2(b).
(89) Post-Distribution Ruling has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3.
(90) Post-Distribution Tax Period means a Tax period beginning and ending after the Distribution Date.
(91) Pre-Distribution Income Tax Returns mean, collectively, all Income Tax Returns required to be filed by a Party or its Affiliates for a Pre-Distribution Tax Period.
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(92) Pre-Distribution Tax Period means a Tax period beginning and ending on or before the Distribution Date.
(93) Preparing Party has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b).
(94) Proposed Acquisition Transaction means a transaction or series of transactions (i) as a result of which any of the Parties would merge or consolidate with any other Person, or (ii) as a result of which any Person or any group of Persons would (directly or indirectly) acquire, or have the right to acquire (through an option or otherwise), from any of the Parties or any of their Affiliates and/or one or more holders of their stock, respectively, any amount of stock of any of the Parties that would, when combined with any other changes in ownership of the stock of such Party, result in a shift of more than forty-nine percent (49%) of (a) the value of all outstanding shares of stock of such Party as of the date of the Distribution, or (b) the total combined voting power of all outstanding shares of voting stock of such Party as of the date of the Distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Proposed Acquisition Transaction shall not include the adoption by a Party of, or the issuance of stock pursuant to, a stockholder rights plan. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the total value or total combined voting power of all HLT Common Stock, PK Common Stock or HGV Common Stock, as applicable, issued and outstanding immediately after the Distribution shall be reduced by any redemption or repurchase (directly or indirectly) by a Party (or any of its Affiliates) of HLT Common Stock, PK Common Stock or HGV Common Stock, as applicable, following the Distribution. For purposes of determining whether and to what extent a transaction constitutes an indirect acquisition for purposes of the first sentence of this definition, any recapitalization or other action resulting in a shift of voting power or any redemption or repurchase of shares of stock shall be treated as an indirect acquisition of shares of stock by the benefitted or non-exchanging stockholders. Notwithstanding the two previous sentences, the effect of any such recapitalization, other action, or redemption or repurchase (directly or indirectly) of shares shall take into account any applicable IRS private letter ruling received by one or more of the Parties with respect thereto. This definition and the application thereof is intended to monitor compliance with Section 355(e) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder and shall be interpreted accordingly by the Parties in good faith.
(95) Protected REIT shall mean any entity that (i) has elected to be taxed as a REIT and (ii) either (a) is an Indemnified Party or (b) owns a direct or indirect equity interest in any Indemnified Party and is treated for purposes of Section 856 of the Code as owning all or a portion of the assets of such Indemnified Party or as receiving all or a portion of such Indemnified Partys income.
(96) Qualified Tax Advisor means any Big Four Accounting Firm or any law firm of nationally recognized standing.
(97) Qualifying Income shall mean gross income that is described in Section 856(c)(3) of the Code.
(98) Reallocation Event has the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
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(99) Reallocation Event Reduction has the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
(100) REIT shall mean any a real estate investment trust within the meaning of Section 856(a) of the Code.
(101) REIT Qualification Ruling has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4.
(102) REIT Requirements shall mean the requirements imposed on REITs pursuant to Sections 856 through and including 860 of the Code.
(103) Release Document has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4.
(104) Reorganization Slide Deck means the Plan of Reorganization (as such term is used in the Distribution Agreement).
(105) Requesting Party shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3.
(106) Restricted Period means the period beginning at the Effective Time and ending on the two-year anniversary of the day after the Distribution Date.
(107) Restructuring Tax means any Tax, other than any Distribution Tax, required to be paid by or imposed on a Party or any of its Affiliates, imposed directly in connection with transactions contemplated by the Plan of Reorganization, the Reorganization Slide Deck or the Implementing Agreements, in each case undertaken before or at the same time as any of the Distributions.
(108) Select Hotels Business means the component of the Ownership Business involving the day-to-day management and operation by PK of (i) the Hilton Garden Inn in El Segundo, California, (ii) the Hampton Inn & Suites in Memphis, Tennessee, (iii) the Hilton Garden Inn Chicago/Oakbrook Terrace, and (iv) the Hilton Chicago/Oakbrook Suites.
(109) Specified Audit Taxes has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(b).
(110) Stockholders Agreement means that certain Stockholders Agreement by and among HLT, HGV and the Blackstone Entities party thereto dated as of January 2, 2017.
(111) Sharing Percentages means, with respect to HLT, sixty-five percent (65%), with respect to PK, twenty-six percent (26%), and with respect to HGV, nine percent (9%).
(112) Simpson means Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.
(113) Straddle Tax Period means a Tax period beginning before the Distribution Date and ending after the Distribution Date.
(114) Subsidiary has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
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(115) Tax or Taxes means (i) all taxes, charges, fees, imposts, levies or other assessments, including all net income, gross receipts, capital, sales, use, gains, ad valorem, value added, transfer, franchise, profits, inventory, capital stock, license, withholding, payroll, employment, social security, unemployment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, property and estimated taxes, custom duties, fees, assessments and charges of any kind whatsoever, and (ii) liability for the payment of any amount of the type described in clause (i) above arising as a result of being (or having been) a member of any group or being (or having been) included or required to be included in any Tax Return related thereto. Whenever the term Tax or Taxes is used it shall include penalties, fines, additions to tax and interest thereon.
(116) Tax Attributes mean for U.S. federal, state, local, and non-U.S. Income Tax purposes, earnings and profits, tax basis, net operating and capital loss carryovers or carrybacks, alternative minimum Tax credit carryovers or carrybacks, general business credit carryovers or carrybacks, income tax credits or credits against income tax, disqualified interest and excess limitation carryovers or carrybacks, overall foreign losses, research and experimentation credit base periods, and all other items that are determined or computed on an affiliated group basis (as defined in Section 1504(a) of the Code determined without regard to the exclusion contained in Section 1504(b)(3) of the Code), or similar Tax items determined under applicable Tax law.
(117) Tax Benefit Actually Realized means with respect to a Party and its Subsidiaries a reduction in the amount of Taxes that are required to be paid or an increase in refund due, whether resulting from a deduction, from reduced gain or increased loss from disposition of an asset, or otherwise, such reduction or increase in refund due determined on an actually realized basis. For purposes of this definition, a Party or its Subsidiaries will be deemed to have actually realized such reduction or increase in refund due at the time the amount of Taxes such Party or any of its Subsidiaries is required to pay is reduced or the amount of any refund due is increased. The amount of any Tax Benefit Actually Realized shall be computed on a with and without basis.
(118) Taxing Authority means any governmental authority or any subdivision, agency, commission, or authority thereof or any quasi-governmental or private body having jurisdiction over the assessment, determination, collection, or imposition of any Tax (including the IRS).
(119) Tax Opinions mean certain Tax opinions and supporting memoranda rendered by Simpson or KPMG to HLT or any of its Affiliates in connection with the Plan of Reorganization.
(120) Tax Package means Tax data and information relating to the operations of PK, HGV and/or their respective Subsidiaries, the Ownership Business (in the case of PK), or the Timeshare Business (in the case of HGV) that is reasonably necessary to prepare and file any Pre-Distribution Income Tax Return, HLT Straddle Income Tax Return, PK Straddle Income Tax Return, or HGV Straddle Income Tax Return, as applicable.
(121) Tax Representation Letter means any letter containing certain representations and covenants issued by HLT or any of its Affiliates to Simpson or KPMG in connection with the Tax Opinions.
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(122) Tax Returns mean any return, report, certificate, form or similar statement or document (including any related or supporting information or schedule attached thereto and any information return, amended tax return, claim for refund, or declaration of estimated Tax) required to be supplied to, or filed with, a Taxing Authority in connection with the determination, assessment or collection of any Tax or the administration of any Laws, regulations, or administrative requirements relating to any Taxes.
(123) Tax Sharing Agreement has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(c).
(124) Timeshare Assets has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement and shall include any Assets owned leased or licensed by HLT or its current or prior Subsidiaries at any time (whether or not owned, leased or licensed by HLT or its Subsidiaries at or prior to the Effective Time) that related primarily to, were used primarily in, or arose primarily from, the Timeshare Business.
(125) Timeshare Business has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(126) Timeshare Liabilities has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(127) Treasury Regulations mean the income tax and administrative regulations promulgated from time to time under the Code, as in effect for the relevant Tax Period.
(128) Unqualified 355(e) Opinion means, with respect to an PK Issuance or Reallocation Event, an unqualified will opinion of a Qualified Tax Advisor addressed to HLT and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to HLT, without substantive qualifications, to the effect that such PK Issuance or Reallocation Event (including any future PK Issuance of stock pursuant to an option or other instrument that grants the holder a right (including if PK has a right to settle the obligation with property other than PK stock) to complete an Acquisition) will not be part of a plan (or series of related transactions) within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code involving the Distributions.
(129) Unqualified Tax Opinion means an unqualified will opinion of a Qualified Tax Advisor, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to each of applicable Parties (other than OpCo) and upon which each of the applicable Parties (other than OpCo) may rely to confirm that a transaction (or transactions) will not result in Distribution Taxes.
(130) U.S. means the United States of America.
Section 1.2 References; Interpretation . Terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Distribution Agreement. References in this Agreement to any gender include references to all genders, and references to the singular include references to the plural and vice versa. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words include, includes, and including when used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase without limitation. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Agreement to Articles, Sections and Schedules shall be deemed references to Articles and Sections of, and Schedules to, this Agreement. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words hereof, hereby, and herein and words of similar meaning when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular Article, Section or provision of this Agreement. Unless the context otherwise requires, the word stock or shares refers to any equity interests of the applicable entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes and any references to a Person include a reference to any successor to such Person.
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Section 1.3 Effective Time . Notwithstanding that certain interrelated and intermediate internal transactions must be given effect prior to the Distributions, the agreements contained herein, including, but not limited to, the manner in which Taxes are shared amongst the Parties, shall be effective no earlier than and only upon the Effective Time.
ARTICLE II
PREPARATION AND FILING OF TAX RETURNS
Section 2.1 Responsibility of HLT to Prepare and File Tax Returns .
(a) General . To the extent not previously filed and subject to the rights and obligations of each of the Parties set forth herein, HLT shall prepare or cause to be prepared all (i) Pre-Distribution Income Tax Returns, and (ii) HLT Straddle Income Tax Returns. HLT shall file or cause to be filed all such Tax Returns with the applicable Taxing Authority to the extent a member of the HLT Group is responsible under applicable Law for filing such Tax Returns, and the other Parties shall cooperate (or cause their Subsidiaries to cooperate) in the filing of such Tax Returns to the extent a member of their Group is responsible for filing such Tax Returns under applicable Law. To the extent any member of the PK Group or the HGV Group could be liable after the Distribution Date for Taxes with respect to such Tax Returns (taking into account any provision under this Agreement), HLT shall be required to prepare such Tax Returns in a manner consistent with the past practice of HLT and its Affiliates (unless otherwise modified by a Final Determination or required by applicable Law); provided , however , that HLT shall be permitted to claim the maximum U.K. tax deductions or other tax reliefs available in the U.K. Tax Returns, including but not limited to capital allowances as provided for in the Capital Allowances Act 2001 and other related U.K. tax legislation. All Tax Returns filed under this Section 2.1 shall be filed in a manner consistent with (and the Parties and their Affiliates shall not take any position inconsistent with) the IRS Ruling, the Tax Representation Letters, and the Tax Opinions. Subject to the foregoing standards, HLT shall have the right with respect to any Tax Return filed under this Section 2.1, to determine: (a) except as provided in Section 10.2, the manner in which such Tax Return will be prepared and filed, including the elections, method of accounting, positions, conventions, and principles of taxation to be used and the manner in which any Tax item will be reported; (b) whether any extensions may be requested; and (c) except as provided in Section 10.2, the elections that will be made by HLT, any member of the HLT Group, any member of the PK Group, or any member of the HGV Group on such Tax Return.
(b) Tax Package . To the extent not previously provided, PK and HGV shall (at their own cost and expense), to the extent that a Pre-Distribution Income Tax Return or HLT Straddle Income Tax Return includes items of that Party or its Affiliates, the Ownership Business (in the case of PK), or the Timeshare Business (in the case of HGV), prepare and provide or cause to be prepared and provided to HLT a Tax Package relating to such Tax Return. Such Tax Package shall be provided in a timely manner. In the event a Party does not fulfill its obligations pursuant to this Section 2.1(b), HLT shall be entitled, at the sole cost and expense of such Party, to prepare or cause to be prepared the information required to be included in the Tax Package for purposes of preparing any such Tax Returns.
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Section 2.2 Responsibility of Parties to Prepare and File PK Straddle Income Tax Returns and HGV Straddle Income Tax Returns .
(a) General . Subject to the rights and obligations of each of the Parties set forth herein, PK shall prepare or cause to be prepared all PK Straddle Income Tax Returns and HGV shall prepare or cause to be prepared all HGV Straddle Income Tax Returns required to be filed after the Distribution Date. PK shall file or cause to be filed all such PK Straddle Income Tax Returns with the applicable Taxing Authority, and HGV shall file or cause to be filed all such HGV Straddle Income Tax Returns with the applicable Taxing Authority. All such Tax Returns shall be prepared in a manner: (i) consistent with the past practice of the Parties and their Affiliates unless otherwise modified by a Final Determination or required by applicable Law; (ii) consistent with (and the Parties and their Affiliates shall not take any position inconsistent with) the IRS Ruling, the Tax Representation Letters, and the Tax Opinions; and (iii) consistent with any Pre-Distribution Income Tax Returns; provided , however , that PK and HGV shall file or cause to be filed any such U.K. Tax Returns in a manner consistent with any elections or claims made in respect of group relief, as provided for in Part 5 of the Corporation Act 2010, from HLT and its Subsidiaries, subject to the grant of consent to surrender such group relief, and shall claim or cause to be claimed the maximum amount of group relief available for U.K. Tax purposes with respect to such Tax Returns, after claiming the maximum available group relief within their own respective U.K. groups.
(b) Tax Package . To the extent not previously provided, HLT shall (at its own cost and expense), prepare and provide or cause to be prepared and provided to PK and HGV a Tax Package relating to any PK Straddle Income Tax Return (in the case of PK) or HGV Straddle Income Tax Return (in the case of HGV). Such Tax Package shall be provided in a timely manner. In the event HLT does not fulfill its obligations pursuant to this Section 2.2(b), PK or HGV, as applicable, shall be entitled, at the sole cost and expense of HLT, to prepare or cause to be prepared the information required to be included in the Tax Package for purposes of preparing any such PK Straddle Income Tax Return or HGV Straddle Income Tax Return.
(c) Procedures Relating to the Preparation and Filing of PK Straddle Income Tax Returns and HGV Straddle Income Tax Returns .
(i) PK (in the case of PK Straddle Income Tax Returns required to be filed after the Distribution Date) and HGV (in the case of HGV Straddle Income Tax Returns required to be filed after the Distribution Date) shall, no later than thirty (30) days prior to the Due Date of each such Tax Return (reduced to twenty (20) days for state or local Tax Returns), shall make available or cause to be made available drafts of such Tax Returns to HLT. HLT shall have access to any and all data and information reasonably necessary for its review of all such Tax Returns, and PK or HGV (as the case may be) shall cooperate fully in the preparation and review of such Tax Returns. Subject to the preceding sentence, no later than fifteen (15) days after receipt of such Tax Returns (reduced to five (5) days for state or local Tax Returns), HLT shall have a right to object to such PK Straddle Income Tax Return or such HGV Straddle Income Tax Return (or, in each case, items with respect thereto) by written notice to PK or HGV (as applicable); such written notice shall contain such disputed item (or items) and the basis for its objection.
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(ii) With respect to a PK Straddle Income Tax Return or HGV Straddle Income Tax Return submitted by PK or HGV (as applicable) to HLT pursuant to Section 2.2(c)(i), if HLT does not object by proper written notice within the time period described, such Tax Return shall be deemed to have been accepted and agreed upon, and to be final and conclusive, for purposes of this Section 2.2(c)(ii). If HLT does object by proper written notice within such applicable time period, PK or HGV (as applicable) shall reflect HLTs comments on such Tax Return; provided , however , that PK or HGV (as applicable) shall not be required to reflect comments to the extent such comments are inconsistent with the standards set forth in Section 2.2(a). The Parties shall act in good faith to resolve any such dispute as promptly as practicable. If the Parties have not reached a final resolution with respect to all disputed items for which proper written notice was given within ten (10) days prior to the Due Date for such Tax Return, then any disputed issues shall be submitted to an Big Four Accounting Firm (excluding any firm involved in preparing such Tax Return) mutually agreed by the Parties for a final binding resolution.
Section 2.3 Responsibility of Parties to Prepare and File Post-Distribution Income Tax Returns and Non-Income Tax Returns .
(a) General . The Party or its Affiliate responsible under applicable Law for filing a Post-Distribution Income Tax Return or a Non-Income Tax Return (in each case required to be filed after the Distribution Date) shall prepare and file or cause to be prepared and filed that Tax Return (at that Partys own cost and expense). All such Tax Returns shall be filed in a manner (i) consistent with (and the Parties and their Affiliates shall not take any position inconsistent with) the IRS Ruling, the Tax Representation Letters, and the Tax Opinions and (ii) consistent with any (1) in the case of any Post-Distribution Income Tax Return, any Pre-Distribution Income Tax Returns and (2) in the case of any Non-Income Tax Return, consistent with past practice.
(b) Procedures Relating to the Preparation and Filing of Non-Income Tax Returns.
(i) If the Party responsible for paying any Taxes shown on a Non-Income Tax Return set forth on Schedule 2.3 (the Paying Party ) is different from the Party responsible for preparing such Non-Income Tax Return under Section 2.3(a) (the Preparing Party ), the Preparing Party shall, no later than thirty (30) days prior to the Due Date of each such Tax Return, shall make available or cause to be made available drafts of such Non-Income Tax Return to the Paying Party. The Paying Party shall have access to any and all data and information reasonably necessary for its review of all such Non-Income Tax Return, and the Preparing Party shall cooperate fully in the preparation and review of such Non-Income Tax Return. Subject to the preceding sentence, no later than fifteen (15) days after receipt of such Non-Income Tax Return, the Paying Party shall have a right to object to such Non-Income Tax Return (or items with respect thereto) by written notice to the Preparing Party; such written notice shall contain such disputed item (or items) and the basis for its objection.
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(ii) With respect to a Non-Income Tax Return submitted by the Preparing Party to the Paying Party pursuant to Section 2.3(b)(i), if the Paying Party does not object by proper written notice within the time period described, such Non-Income Tax Return shall be deemed to have been accepted and agreed upon, and to be final and conclusive, for purposes of this Section 2.2(b)(ii). If the Paying Party does object by proper written notice within such applicable time period, the Preparing Party shall reflect the Paying Partys comments on such Non-Income Tax Return; provided , however , that the Preparing Party shall not be required to reflect comments to the extent such comments are inconsistent with the standards set forth in Section 2.2(a). The Parties shall act in good faith to resolve any such dispute as promptly as practicable. If the Parties have not reached a final resolution with respect to all disputed items for which proper written notice was given within ten (10) days prior to the Due Date for such Non-Income Tax Return, then any disputed issues shall be submitted to an Big Four Accounting Firm (excluding any firm involved in preparing such Tax Return) mutually agreed by the Parties for a final binding resolution.
Section 2.4 Time of Filing Tax Returns . Each Tax Return shall be filed on or prior to the Due Date for such Tax Return by the Party responsible for filing such Tax Return hereunder.
Section 2.5 Costs and Expenses . The party responsible for preparing any Tax Return or Tax Package under Section 2.1, 2.2, or 2.3 shall be responsible for the costs and expenses associated with preparing such Tax Return or Tax Package.
ARTICLE III
RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAYMENT OF TAXES
Section 3.1 Responsibility for Payment of Taxes . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each of HLT, PK and HGV shall be liable for and shall pay or cause to be paid the Taxes shown on the Tax Returns for which it has the responsibility to prepare under Article II to the applicable Taxing Authority.
Section 3.2 Reimbursement of Straddle Income Taxes and Restructuring Taxes . No later than five (5) Business Days prior to the relevant Due Date for Taxes described in Section 3.1, a member of the HLT Group shall pay HGV or PK, as applicable, an amount in immediately available funds equal to such Taxes to the extent they represent Restructuring Taxes shown on Tax Returns for which HGV or PK, as applicable, has responsibility to prepare under Article II or are Income Taxes shown on HGV Straddle Income Tax Returns or PK Straddle Income Tax Returns, as applicable, that relate to the portion of the relevant Straddle Tax Period (as determined under Section 10.2) ending on the Distribution Date. No later than five (5) Business Days prior to relevant Due Date for Taxes shown on Non-Income Tax Returns, the Parties (or members of their Group) shall make payments in immediately available funds to the other Parties for any Taxes for which the Paying Party is responsible pursuant to Schedule 2.3.
Section 3.3 Timing of Payments of Taxes . All Taxes required to be paid or caused to be paid by a Party to a Taxing Authority pursuant to this Article III shall be paid or caused to be paid by such Party on or prior to the Due Date of such Taxes. All amounts required to be paid by one Party to another Party pursuant to this Article III shall be paid or caused to be paid by such first Party to such other Party in accordance with Article VII.
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ARTICLE IV
REFUNDS, CARRYBACKS AND AMENDED TAX RETURNS
Section 4.1 Refunds .
(a) Each Party shall be entitled to refunds (including any similar credit or offset of Taxes) that relate to Taxes for which it is liable hereunder in accordance with Article III (taking into account Section 3.2), including any refunds (or similar credit or offset of Taxes) resulting from overpayments of estimated Taxes on or prior to the Distribution Date in respect of a Straddle Tax Period; provided , however , that each Party shall be entitled to refunds (including any similar credit or offset of Taxes) that relate to Taxes for which it was actually liable in accordance with Article V or Article VIII.
(b) Any refund or portion thereof to which a Party is entitled pursuant to this Section 4.1 that is received or deemed to have been received as described herein by another Party, shall be paid by such other Party to such first Party in immediately available funds in accordance with Article VII.
Section 4.2 Carrybacks . PK and HGV agree and will cause their Subsidiaries not to carry back any Tax Attribute for any taxable period ending after the Distribution Date to an HLT Combined Income Tax Return or any Pre-Distribution Income Tax Return, except as is required by applicable Law; provided that where such Tax Attribute is so required to be carried back, HLT shall reimburse PK or HGV, as applicable, for any Tax Benefit Actually Realized with respect to such Tax Attribute.
Section 4.3 Amended Tax Returns .
(a) Notwithstanding Sections 2.1 and 2.2, a Party or its Subsidiary that is entitled to file an amended Tax Return for a Pre-Distribution Tax Period or a Straddle Tax Period for members of its Group shall be permitted to prepare and file an amended Tax Return at its own cost and expense; provided , however , that (i) such amended Tax Return shall be prepared in a manner: (x) consistent with the past practice of the Parties and their Affiliates unless otherwise modified by a Final Determination or required by applicable Law; (y) consistent with (and the Parties and their Affiliates shall not take any position inconsistent with) the IRS Ruling, the Tax Representation Letters, and the Tax Opinions; and (z) consistent with any HLT Combined Income Tax Returns; and (ii) if such amended Tax Return could result in one or more other Parties becoming responsible for a payment of Taxes pursuant to Article III or a payment to a Party pursuant to Article VIII, such amended Tax Return shall be permitted only if the consent of such other Parties is obtained. The consent of such other Parties shall not be withheld unreasonably and shall be deemed to be obtained in the event that a Party or its Subsidiary is required to file an amended Tax Return as a result of an Audit adjustment that arose in accordance with Article VIII.
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(b) A Party or its Subsidiary that is entitled to file an amended Tax Return for a Post-Distribution Tax Period shall be permitted to do so without the consent of any Party.
(c) A Party that is permitted (or whose Subsidiary is permitted) to file an amended Tax Return shall not be relieved of any liability for payments pursuant to this Agreement notwithstanding that another Party consented thereto.
ARTICLE V
DISTRIBUTION TAXES
Section 5.1 Liability for Distribution Taxes . In the event that Distribution Taxes become due and payable to a Taxing Authority pursuant to a Final Determination or are paid in the reasonable good faith discretion of the relevant Audit Representative, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement:
(a) No Fault . If such Distribution Taxes are not attributable to the Fault for Distribution Purposes of any Party or any of its Affiliates, the responsibility for such Distribution Taxes shall be shared by the Parties in accordance with their Sharing Percentages. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, such Distribution Taxes shall not be subject to Article III or Section 8.3.
(b) Fault . If such Distribution Taxes are attributable to the Fault for Distribution Purposes of one or more Parties or any of their Affiliates, the responsibility for such Distribution Taxes shall reside with the Party or Parties at Fault for Distribution Purposes. If more than one Party is at Fault for Distribution Purposes, the responsibility for the Distribution Taxes shall be allocated equally among all of the Parties at Fault for Distribution Purposes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, such Distribution Taxes shall not be subject to Article III or Section 8.3.
Section 5.2 Definition of Fault for Distribution Purposes . For purposes of this Agreement, Distribution Taxes shall be deemed to result from the fault ( Fault for Distribution Purposes ) of a Party if such Distribution Taxes are attributable to, or result from:
(a) any act, or failure or omission to act, by such Party or any of such Partys Affiliates following the Distributions that results in one or more Parties (or any of their Affiliates) being responsible for such Distribution Taxes pursuant to a Final Determination, regardless of whether such act or failure to act (i) is covered by a Post-Distribution Ruling, Unqualified Tax Opinion, or waiver in accordance with Section 5.3, or (ii) occurs during or after the Restricted Period, or
(b) the direct or indirect acquisition of all or a portion of the stock of such Party (or any transaction or series of related transactions that is deemed to be such an acquisition for purposes of Section 355(e) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder) by any means whatsoever by any person including pursuant to an issuance or repurchase of stock by such Party or any of its Affiliates.
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Section 5.3 Limits on Proposed Acquisition Transactions and Other Transactions During Restricted Period . During the Restricted Period, neither PK nor HGV shall (or allow any of their respective Subsidiaries to take any such action with respect to PK or HGV):
(a) allow any Proposed Acquisition Transaction to occur with respect to PK or HGV (as applicable);
(b) merge or consolidate with any other Person or dissolve, liquidate or partially liquidate (other than a wholly owned Subsidiary of PK or HGV, as applicable, merging or consolidating with PK or HGV or another wholly owned Subsidiary of such PK or HGV, as applicable);
(c) approve or allow the discontinuance, cessation, or sale or other transfer (to an Affiliate or otherwise) of any Active Business by PK or HGV, as applicable, for purposes of Section 355 of the Code;
(d) sell or otherwise dispose of more than 35 percent (35%) of its consolidated gross or net assets or allow the sale or other disposition (to an Affiliate or otherwise) of more than 35 percent (35%) of the consolidated gross or net assets of PK or HGV (as applicable) (in each case, excluding sales in the ordinary course of business, sales the net cash proceeds (taking into account any Taxes payable) of which are reinvested in other assets (including pursuant to an exchange under Section 1031 of the Code) and sales the net cash proceeds (taking into account any Taxes payable) of which are used to repay indebtedness, and measured based on fair market values as of the date of the applicable Distribution or other transaction);
(e) amend its certificate of incorporation (or other organizational documents) or take any other action or approve or allow the taking of any action, whether through a stockholder vote or otherwise, in each case that affects the economic or voting rights of the stock of such Party (in each case, other than certain amendments to such certificates of incorporation to be made in connection with the transactions contemplated by that certain Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of October 24, 2016 among HNA Tourism Group Company Limited and the seller parties named therein);
(f) purchase, directly or through any Affiliate, any of its outstanding stock after the Distributions, other than through stock purchases meeting the requirements of Section 4.05(1)(b) of Revenue Procedure 96-30;
(g) take any action or fail to take any action, or permit any of its Affiliates to take any action or fail to take any action, that is inconsistent with the representations and covenants made in the IRS Ruling or in the Tax Representation Letters, or that is inconsistent with any rulings or opinions in the IRS Ruling or any Tax Opinion;
(h) in the case of PK, materially reduce the size or scope of the Select Hotels Business or the Hotel Laundry Business conducted by PKs separate affiliated group within the meaning of Section 355(b)(3)(B) of the Code;
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(i) in the case of PK, enter into an exchange pursuant to Section 1031 of the Code with respect to any of the assets comprising the Select Hotels Business or the Hotel Laundry Business; or
(j) enter into an arrangement or agreement to do any of the foregoing.
provided , however , that a Party (the Requesting Party ) shall be permitted to take such action or one or more actions set forth in the foregoing clauses (a) through (g) if such action is described in the Reorganization Slide Deck or if, prior to taking any such actions: (1) such Requesting Party or HLT shall have received a favorable private letter ruling from the IRS, or a ruling from another Taxing Authority (a Post-Distribution Ruling ), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to HLT and upon which HLT, PK and HGV are entitled to rely that confirms that such action or actions will not result in Distribution Taxes, taking into account such actions and any other relevant transactions in the aggregate; (2) such Requesting Party shall have received an Unqualified Tax Opinion that confirms that such action or actions will not result in Distribution Taxes, taking into account such actions and any other relevant transactions in the aggregate; or (3) such Requesting Party shall have received a written statement from each of the other Parties that provides that such other Party waives the requirement to obtain a Post-Distribution Ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion described in this paragraph. The Requesting Party shall bear all costs and expenses of securing any such Post-Distribution Ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion.
Section 5.4 Certain Limitations on PK with Respect to its Stock .
(a) During the Restricted Period, PK may not issue any of its stock or take any action with respect to its stock that would cause an Acquisition (including redemptions or repurchases), or issue any options or other instruments that grant the holder a right (including if PK has a right to settle the obligation with property other than PK stock) to complete an Acquisition (any such issuance or other transaction, a PK Issuance ); provided that HGV shall have no right to enforce this Section 5.4(a) against PK.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 5.4(a), a PK Issuance shall be permitted if, immediately after such PK Issuance, the PK Applicable Percentage will be less than or equal to the PK Percentage Shift Limit.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 5.4(a), a PK Issuance shall be permitted where such PK Issuance (or the related issuance of stock in the case of an option issuance) is described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.355-7(d)(8) (other than a PK Issuance made in connection with a merger or other acquisition transaction by a third party; provided , that no PK Issuance will be deemed to be connected with an acquisition pursuant to a secondary sale for cash of PK stock by one or more Blackstone Entities in a public offering).
(d) Notwithstanding Section 5.4(a), a PK Issuance shall be permitted if PK provides an Unqualified 355(e) Opinion to HLT; provided, further, that in the case of a PK Issuance of stock pursuant to an exercise of an option or other instrument that grants the holder a right (including if PK has a right to settle the obligation with property other than PK stock) to complete such an acquisition, such PK Issuance shall be permitted if PK provided an Unqualified 355(e) Opinion to HLT in respect of the PK Issuance of such option or other instrument.
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(e) A PK Issuance which is permitted pursuant to Section 5.4(c) or (d) shall be disregarded for purposes of clauses (a)(i) and (b)(i) of the definition of PK Applicable Percentage.
(f) Upon a Reallocation Event with respect to PK stock, the Blackstone Representative, on the one hand, and PK, on the other, shall use reasonable efforts to allocate the Reallocation Event Reduction to and reduce the Blackstone-PK Percentage Shift Limit and/or PK Percentage Shift Limit. If the Blackstone Representative and PK do not agree on an allocation, the Reallocation Event Reduction shall first be allocated to and reduce the PK Percentage Shift Limit (but not below the PK Applicable Percentage as of the time of the Reallocation Event). Any excess Reallocation Event Reduction shall be allocated to and reduce the Blackstone-PK Percentage Shift Limit (but not below the Blackstone-PK Applicable Percentage as of the time of the Reallocation Event). For the avoidance of doubt, the sum (immediately before the Reallocation Event) of the Blackstone-PK Percentage Shift Limit and PK Percentage Shift Limit shall equal the sum (immediately after the Reallocation Event), of the Reallocation Event Reduction plus Blackstone-PK Percentage Shift Limit and PK Percentage Shift Limit. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.4(f), if the Blackstone Representative or PK provides an Unqualified 355(e) Opinion with respect to a purported Reallocation Event to HLT, such purported Reallocation Event shall not constitute a Reallocation Event.
(g) During the Restricted Period, if a proposed PK Issuance is a redemption or repurchase, then, immediately before such PK Issuance, (i) the Blackstone-PK Percentage Shift Limit shall be increased or decreased (but not below the Blackstone-PK Applicable Percentage as of immediately before such PK Issuance) such that the number of shares permitted to be Disposed of under Section 2.2(a)(ii) of the Stockholders Agreement remains unchanged immediately after such PK Issuance (other than to reflect shares of PK actually redeemed or repurchased from the Blackstone Entities pursuant to such PK Issuance), and (ii) the PK Percentage Shift Limit shall be decreased (in the case of an increase in clause (i), but not below the PK Applicable Percentage as of immediately before such PK Issuance) or increased (in the case of a decrease in clause (i)) by the amount set forth in clause (i). If clause (ii) calls for a reduction in the PK Percentage Shift Limit and the amount of such reduction would be limited by the parenthetical therein, then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement (including Section 5.4(d)), PK shall not undertake such PK Issuance without the written consent of the Blackstone Representative; provided that in the event the Blackstone Representative so consents, the amount of the increase set forth in (i) shall not exceed the amount of the decrease set forth in (ii). For the avoidance of doubt, a PK Issuance that satisfies the requirements of this Section 5.4(g) remains subject to the provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, this Section 5.4. For the avoidance of doubt, if a proposed PK Issuance is not consummated, the Blackstone-PK Percentage Shift Limit and PK Percentage Shift Limit shall not be adjusted pursuant to this Section 5.4(g) as a result of such proposed PK Issuance.
(h) For purposes of computing the (a) PK Applicable Percentage, (b) Blackstone-PK Applicable Percentage or (c) Reallocation Event Reduction, any calculation of the shift of ownership of PK under Section 355(e) shall take into account (i) any IRS private letter ruling received by one or more of HLT, PK, HGV and/or the Blackstone Entities and (ii) any unqualified will opinion of a Qualified Tax Advisor (or, with respect to an opinion delivered by HLT, should opinion) addressed to HLT and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to HLT, without substantive qualifications, in each case addressing the manner in which the calculation of such shift is performed.
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(i) The provisions of this Section 5.4 are intended for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each of the Blackstone Entities.
Section 5.5 IRS Ruling, Tax Representation Letters, and Tax Opinions; Consistency . Each Party represents that the information and representations furnished with respect to such Party or its Subsidiaries in or in connection with the IRS Ruling, the Tax Representation Letters, or the Tax Opinions are accurate and complete as of the Effective Time. Each Party covenants that if, after the Effective Time, it or any of its Affiliates obtains information indicating, or otherwise becomes aware, that any such information or representations is or may be inaccurate or incomplete, to promptly inform the other Parties.
Section 5.6 Timing of Payment of Taxes . All Distribution Taxes required to be paid or caused to be paid by a Party to a Taxing Authority under applicable Law shall be paid or caused to be paid by such Party on or prior to the Due Date of such Distribution Taxes. All amounts required to be paid by one Party to another Party (including obligations arising under Article VI) pursuant to this Article V shall be paid or caused to be paid by such first Party to such other Party in accordance with Article VII.
Section 5.7 Protective Section 336(e) Elections .
(a) PK, on the one hand, and each of OpCo and HGV, on the other, shall make a protective election under Section 336(e) of the Code (and any similar election under state or local law) with respect to the applicable Internal Distribution in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.336-2(h) and (j) (and any applicable provisions under state and local law), and the Parties shall cooperate in the timely completion and/or filings of such elections and any related filings or procedures (including filing or amending any Tax Returns to implement an election that becomes effective). This Section 5.7(a) is intended to constitute binding, written agreements to make elections under Section 336(e) of the Code with respect to the Internal Distributions. If an election under Section 336(e) of the Code is unavailable to PK, on the one hand, and OpCo or HGV, on the other, in connection with the applicable Internal Distribution, PK and HLT shall (and shall cause their Affiliates to) cooperate in making an effective election under Section 338(h)(10) of the Code (and any similar election under state or local law) with respect to such applicable Internal Distribution and cooperate with respect to any related filings or procedures (including having PK and HLT file an election under Section 338(h)(10) of the Code under the relief provisions of Treasury Regulation Sections 301.9100-1, et. seq. and filing or amending any Tax Returns to implement an election that becomes effective).
(b) HLT and HGV shall make a protective election under Section 336(e) of the Code (and any similar election under state or local law) with respect to the HGV Distribution in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.336-2(h) and (j) (and any applicable provisions under state and local law) and shall cooperate in the timely completion and/or filings of such elections and any related filings or procedures (including filing or amending any Tax Returns to implement an election that becomes effective). This Section 5.7(b) is intended to constitute a binding, written agreement to make an election under Section 336(e) of the Code with respect to the HGV Distribution.
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(c) HLT shall, within six (6) months of the Distribution Date, determine in its good faith discretion whether HLT and PK and/or any additional applicable parent and subsidiary entities shall make a protective election under Section 336(e) of the Code (and any similar election under state or local law) in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.336-2(h) and (j) (and any applicable provisions under state and local law) with respect to the PK or the Subsidiaries of HLT immediately before the first of the External Distributions. If HLT so determines that HLT and PK and/or an applicable parent and subsidiary entity shall make a protective election under Section 336(e), the relevant Parties shall cooperate (and shall cause their respective Affiliates to cooperate) in the timely completion and/or filings of such elections and any related filings or procedures and any similar procedures or relief provisions with respect to Section 338(h)(10) of the Code in the event a protective election under Section 336(e) is not available with respect to an Internal Distribution. The Parties shall cooperate (and shall cause their respective Affiliates to cooperate) in causing HLT and PK and/or the applicable parent and subsidiary entities to enter into binding agreements to make such elections under Section 336(e) of the Code within twenty (20) days following such determination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the event that an election contemplated in Section 5.7 is made and becomes effective, then the Parties shall share in the Tax Benefit Actually Realized as a result of such election in accordance with the Parties relative responsibility for such Taxes under this Article V, and payments shall be made between the Parties, if necessary.
ARTICLE VI
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 6.1 Indemnification Obligations of HLT . HLT and OpCo shall jointly and severally indemnify PK and its Affiliates and HGV and its Affiliates and hold the indemnified party harmless from and against (without duplication):
(a) all Taxes and other amounts for which the HLT Group is responsible under this Agreement and any related Losses; and
(b) all Taxes and Losses attributable to a breach of any representation, covenant, or obligation of HLT or OpCo under this Agreement.
Section 6.2 Indemnification Obligations of PK . PK shall indemnify OpCo and its Affiliates and HGV and its Affiliates and hold them harmless from and against (without duplication):
(a) all Taxes and other amounts for which the PK Group is responsible under this Agreement and any related Losses; and
(b) all Taxes and Losses attributable to a breach of any representation, covenant, or obligation of PK under this Agreement.
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Section 6.3 Indemnification Obligations of HGV . HGV shall indemnify HLT and its Affiliates and PK and its Affiliates and hold them harmless from and against (without duplication):
(a) all Taxes and other amounts for which the HGV Group is responsible under this Agreement and any related Losses; and
(b) all Taxes and Losses attributable to a breach of any representation, covenant or obligation of HGV under this Agreement.
Section 6.4 Protected REITs . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event that counsel or independent accountants for a Protected REIT determine that there exists a material risk that any indemnification payments due under this Agreement would be treated as Nonqualifying Income upon the payment of such amounts to the relevant Indemnified Party, the amount paid to the Indemnified Party pursuant to this Agreement in any tax year shall not exceed the maximum amount that can be paid to the Indemnified Party in such year without causing the Protected REIT to fail to meet the REIT Requirements for any tax year, determined as if the payment of such amount were Nonqualifying Income as determined by such counsel or independent accountants to the Protected REIT. If the amount payable for any tax year pursuant to the preceding sentence is less than the amount which the relevant Indemnifying Party would otherwise be obligated to pay to the relevant Indemnified Party pursuant to this Agreement (the Expense Amount ), then: (1) the Indemnifying Party shall place the Expense Amount into an escrow account (the Escrow Account ) using an escrow agent and agreement reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party (which shall include that (y) the amount in the Escrow Account shall be treated as the property of the Indemnifying Party, unless it is released from such Escrow Account to the Indemnified Party, and (z) all income earned upon the amount in the Escrow Account shall be treated as the property of the Indemnifying Party and reported, as and to the extent required by applicable Law, by the escrow agent to the IRS, or any other taxing authority, on IRS Form 1099 or 1042S (or other appropriate form) as income earned by the Indemnifying Party whether or not said income has been distributed during such taxable year) and shall not release any portion thereof to the Indemnified Party, and the Indemnified Party shall not be entitled to any such amount, unless and until the Indemnified Party delivers to the Indemnifying Party, at the sole option of the relevant Protected REIT, (i) an opinion (an Expense Amount Tax Opinion ) of the Protected REITs tax counsel to the effect that such amount, if and to the extent paid, would not constitute Nonqualifying Income, (ii) a letter (an Expense Amount Accountants Letter ) from the Protected REITs independent accountants indicating the maximum portion of the Expense Amount that can be paid at that time to the Indemnified Party without causing the Protected REIT to fail to meet the REIT Requirements for any relevant taxable year, or (iii) a private letter ruling issued by the IRS to the Protected REIT indicating that the receipt of any Expense Amount hereunder will not cause the Protected REIT to fail to satisfy the REIT Requirements (a REIT Qualification Ruling and, collectively with an Expense Amount Tax Opinion and an Expense Amount Accountants Letter, a Release Document ); (2) pending the delivery of a Release Document by the Indemnified Party to the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnified Party shall have the right, but not the obligation, to borrow the Expense Amount from the Escrow Account pursuant to a loan agreement reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party that (i) requires the Indemnifying Party to lend the Indemnified Party immediately available cash proceeds in an amount equal to the Expense
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Amount, and (ii) provides for (A) a commercially reasonable interest rate and commercially reasonable covenants, taking into account the credit standing and profile of the Indemnified Party or any guarantor of the Indemnified Party, including the Protected REIT, at the time of such loan, and (B) a fifteen (15) year maturity with no periodic amortization; and (3) the Indemnified Party shall bear all costs and expenses with respect to the escrow as contemplated by clauses (1) and (2) in this Section 6.4.
ARTICLE VII
PAYMENTS
Section 7.1 Payments .
(a) General . In the event that an Indemnifying Party is required to make a payment to an Indemnified Party pursuant to this Agreement, such payment shall be made to the Indemnified Party within the time prescribed for payment in this Agreement, or if no period is prescribed, within twenty (20) days after delivery of written notice of payment owing together with a computation of the amounts due. If the Indemnifying Party fails to make a payment to the Indemnified Party within the time period set forth in this Section 7.1 or as otherwise provided in this Agreement, such Indemnifying Party shall pay to the Indemnified Party interest that accrues (at a rate equal to LIBOR) on the amount of such payment from the time that such payment was due to the Indemnified Party until the date that payment is actually made to the Indemnified Party; provided , however , that this provision for interest shall not be construed to give the Indemnifying Party the right to defer payment beyond the due date hereunder.
(b) Right of Setoff . It is expressly understood that an Indemnifying Party is hereby authorized to set off and apply any and all amounts required to be paid to an Indemnified Party pursuant to this Section 7.1 against any and all of the obligations of the Indemnified Party to the Indemnifying Party arising under Section 7.1 of this Agreement that are then either due and payable or past due, irrespective of whether such Indemnifying Party has made any demand for payment with respect to such obligations.
Section 7.2 Treatment of Payments made Pursuant to Tax Matters Agreement . Unless otherwise required by a Final Determination or this Agreement or otherwise agreed to among the Parties, for U.S. federal Tax purposes, any payment (other than payments of interest pursuant to Section 7.1(a)) made pursuant to this Agreement by:
(a) PK to OpCo shall be treated for all Tax purposes as a tax-free contribution by PK to OpCo with respect to its stock occurring immediately before the Internal Distribution of OpCo common stock;
(b) HGV to HLT shall be treated for all Tax purposes as a distribution by HGV to HLT with respect to its stock occurring after HGV is directly owned by HLT and immediately before the HGV Distribution;
(c) OpCo to PK shall be treated for all Tax purposes as a distribution by OpCo to PK with respect to stock of OpCo occurring immediately before the Internal Distribution of OpCo common stock;
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(d) HLT to PK shall be treated for all Tax purposes as a tax-free contribution by HLT to PK with respect to its stock occurring immediately before the PK Distribution;
(e) HLT to HGV shall be treated for all Tax purposes as a tax-free contribution by HLT to HGV with respect to its stock occurring after HGV is directly owned by HLT and immediately before the HGV Distribution;
(f) PK to HGV shall be treated for all Tax purposes as a tax-free contribution by PK to HGV with respect to its stock occurring immediately before the Internal Distribution of HGV Common Stock;
(g) HGV to PK shall be treated for all Tax purposes as a distribution by HGV to PK with respect to its stock occurring immediately before the Internal Distribution of HGV Common Stock; and
(h) in each case, none of the Parties shall take any position inconsistent with such treatment. In the event that a Taxing Authority asserts that a Partys treatment of a payment pursuant to this Agreement should be other than as required pursuant to this Agreement (ignoring any potential inconsistent or adverse Final Determination), such Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to contest such challenge.
Section 7.3 Payments Net of Tax Benefit Actually Realized and Tax Cost . Subject to Section 5.7(d), all amounts required to be paid by one Party to another pursuant to this Agreement or the Distribution Agreement shall be reduced by the Tax Benefit Actually Realized by the Indemnified Party or its Affiliates in the taxable year the payment is made or any prior taxable year as a result of the claim giving rise to the payment. If the receipt or accrual of any such payment (other than payments of interest pursuant Section 11.11 of the Distribution Agreement or Section 7.1(a)) results in taxable income to the Indemnified Party or its Affiliates, such payment shall be increased so that, after the payment of any Taxes with respect to the payment, the Indemnified Party or its Affiliates shall have realized the same net amount it would have realized had the payment not resulted in taxable income.
ARTICLE VIII
AUDITS
Section 8.1 Notice . Within twenty (20) Business Days after a Party or any of its Affiliates receives a written notice from a Taxing Authority of the existence of an Audit that may require indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, that Party shall notify the other Parties of such receipt and send such notice to the other Parties via overnight mail. The failure of one Party to notify the other Parties of an Audit shall not relieve such other Party of any liability and/or obligation that it may have under this Agreement, except to the extent that the Indemnifying Partys rights under this Agreement are materially prejudiced by such failure.
Section 8.2 Audits .
(a) Determination of Administering Party .
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(i) Subject to Sections 8.2(b) and 8.2(c), HLT and its Subsidiaries shall administer and control all Audits of Pre-Distribution Income Tax Returns.
(ii) Audits of PK Straddle Income Tax Returns, HGV Straddle Income Tax Returns, Post-Distribution Income Tax Returns, and Non-Income Tax Returns shall be administered and controlled by the Party and its Subsidiaries that would be primarily liable under applicable Law to pay to the applicable Taxing Authority the Taxes resulting from such Audits. Audits of Post-Distribution Income Tax Returns and Non-Income Tax Returns for taxable periods beginning after the Distribution Date shall not be subject to Sections 8.2(b) and 8.2(c).
(b) Administration and Control; Cooperation .
(i) Subject to Sections 8.2(b)(ii) and 8.2(c), the Audit Management Party shall have absolute authority to make all decisions (determined in its sole discretion) with respect to the administration and control of such Audit, including the selection of all external advisors. In that regard, the Audit Management Party (a) may in its sole discretion settle or otherwise determine not to continue to contest any issue related to such Audit without the consent of the other Parties, and (b) shall, as soon as reasonably practicable and prior to settlement of an issue that could cause one or more other Parties to become responsible for Taxes under Section 8.3, notify the Audit Representatives of such other Parties of such settlement. The other Parties shall (and shall cause their Affiliates to) undertake all actions and execute all documents (including an extension of the applicable statute of limitations) that are determined in the sole discretion of the Audit Management Party to be necessary to effectuate such administration and control. The Parties shall act in good faith and use their reasonable best efforts to cooperate fully with each other Party (and their Affiliates) in connection with such Audit and shall provide or cause their Subsidiaries to provide such information to each other as may be necessary or useful with respect to such Audit in a timely manner, identify and provide access to potential witnesses, and other persons with knowledge and other information within its control and reasonably necessary to the resolution of the Audit.
(ii) In the case of any Audit in respect of Distribution Taxes for which a Party could be liable pursuant to Section 5.1(b), such Party shall have the rights of a Participating Party described in Section 8.2(c); provided , however , that the relevant Audit Management Party shall not settle such Audit without the prior written consent of such Party that could be liable for Distribution Taxes pursuant to Section 5.1(b). In the event more than one Party would be liable under Section 5.1(b), such Parties shall each have the rights described in this Section 8.2(b)(ii) with respect to such Audit.
(c) Participation Rights of Parties and Information Sharing with respect to Audits .
(i) Each Party that would be responsible under Section 8.3 for Taxes resulting from an Audit (other than the Audit Management Party) (a Participating Party ) shall have the rights as set forth in this Section 8.2(c) with respect to such Audit. Upon the reasonable request of a Participating Party, the Audit Management Party shall make available relevant personnel and external advisors to meet with the Participating Party and its independent auditor in order to review the status of the Audits. The Participating Parties shall provide the Audit Management Party with reasonable notice of such requested meetings or information.
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(ii) Each Participating Party shall have access to any written documentation in the possession of the Audit Management Party that pertains to the Audit (including any written summaries of issues that the Audit Management Party has developed in the context of evaluating the financial reporting of the Audit); provided , however , that if documentation was prepared solely by or on behalf of a Party, then the documentation must relate to the joint defense of the Audit. Copies of the documentation will be made available to the Participating Parties at their sole cost and expense.
(iii) Upon becoming aware of any scheduled meeting or scheduled phone call with an Audit agent, the Audit Management Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to inform each Participating Party of the time, location and/or expected subject matter of such meeting or phone call. Such Participating Party shall be entitled to designate a representative to attend such meeting or phone call (it being understood that the Audit Management Party shall not have any obligation to reschedule any such meeting or phone call to facilitate such representatives attendance); provided , however , that such Participating Party (and its representative) may not actively participate in such meeting or phone call.
(iv) The Participating Parties are encouraged to provide consultation to the Audit Management Party in regards to Audit strategy and shall, upon request of the Audit Management Party, provide such consultation. The Participating Party may elect to employ separate counsel to advise the Participating Party as additional counsel in or in connection with an Audit, but in that event, the fees and expenses of the separate counsel shall be paid solely by the Participating Party. The Audit Management Party shall in good faith consider all advice and other input received from the Participating Parties in connection with their consultations with respect to an Audit. However, the Audit Management Party shall retain the sole authority to make all Audit decisions. In that regard, the Participating Parties and their separate counsels shall not be allowed to participate in any Audit-related meetings other than those described in (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respond directly to a Taxing Authority conducting the Audit, or in any manner control resolution of the Audit.
(d) Power of Attorney/Officer Signature . Each Party hereby appoints (and shall cause its Subsidiaries to appoint) the Audit Management Party (and its designated representatives) as its agent and attorney-in-fact to take the actions the Audit Management Party deems necessary or appropriate to implement the responsibilities of the Audit Management Party under this Agreement. Each Party also shall (or shall cause its Subsidiaries to) execute and deliver to the Audit Management Party a power of attorney, and such other documents as are reasonably requested from time to time by the Audit Management Party (or its designee).
Section 8.3 Payment of Audit Amounts .
(a) Except as set forth in Section 8.3(b) or (c), in connection with any Audit of any Income Tax Return or Non-Income Tax Return, in each case for a Pre-Distribution Tax Period or a Straddle Tax Period:
(i) A member of the HLT Group shall be liable for and shall pay or cause to be paid to the applicable Taxing Authority, PK or HGV (as the case may be) the HLT Allocable Audit Portion owed as a result of such Audit;
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(ii) PK shall be liable for and shall pay or cause to be paid to the applicable Taxing Authority, a member of the HLT Group or HGV (as the case may be) the PK Allocable Audit Portion owed as a result of such Audit;
(iii) HGV shall be liable for and shall pay or cause to be paid to the applicable Taxing Authority, a member of the HLT Group or PK (as the case may be) the HGV Allocable Audit Portion owed as a result of such Audit.
(b) All additional U.S. federal, state or local Income Taxes for a Pre-Distribution Tax Period or a Straddle Tax Period due and payable as a result of an Audit of an Income Tax Return for a Pre-Distribution Tax Period or a Straddle Tax Period relating to an item listed on Schedule 8.3(b) (including any corresponding or correlative adjustments for U.S. federal, state or local Income Tax purposes) ( Specified Audit Taxes ) shall be allocated first , to a member of the HLT Group up to an aggregate amount equal to ninety million dollars ($90,000,000), and second , among the Parties in accordance with their respective Sharing Percentages. All additional Taxes that are Restructuring Taxes and are due and payable as a result of an Audit shall be allocated among the Parties in accordance with their respective Sharing Percentages. Each Party shall be liable for any shall pay or cause to be paid to the applicable Taxing Authority all such Taxes so allocated to it.
(c) Third Party Indemnity Payments . Any benefit or liability resulting from any Tax sharing, contractual indemnity agreements or similar agreements, written or unwritten, as between any of the Parties or their respective Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any other third party, on the other hand (other than the Distribution Agreement, this Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement) ( Tax Sharing Agreements ), shall remain the benefit or liability of such Party or its respective Subsidiary; provided, however, that the Party responsible under this Agreement for any Taxes shall be responsible for any related liability in respect of such Taxes under any Tax Sharing Agreement, and be entitled to any related benefit in respect of such Taxes under any Tax Sharing Agreement. No Party shall be entitled to indemnification under this Agreement in respect of Taxes to the extent such Party or one of its Subsidiaries is indemnified under any Tax Sharing Agreement, and the Parties shall (and shall cause their Subsidiaries to) use commercially reasonable efforts to pursue any indemnification rights under any Tax Sharing Agreement if such indemnification would reduce the other Partys responsibility for such Taxes under this Agreement.
ARTICLE IX
COOPERATION AND EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION
Section 9.1 Cooperation and Exchange of Information . The Parties shall each cooperate fully (and each shall cause its respective Subsidiaries to cooperate fully) and in a timely manner (considering the other Partys normal internal processing or reporting requirements) with all reasonable requests in writing from another Party hereto, or from an agent,
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representative, or advisor to such Party, in connection with the preparation and filing of Tax Returns, claims for refund, Audits, determinations of Tax Attributes and the calculation of Taxes or other amounts required to be paid hereunder, and any applicable financial reporting requirements of a Party or its Affiliates, in each case, related or attributable to or arising in connection with Taxes or Tax Attributes of any of the Parties or their respective Subsidiaries covered by this Agreement. Such cooperation shall include, without limitation:
(a) the retention until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations or, if later, until the expiration of all relevant Tax Attributes (in each case taking into account all waivers and extensions), and the provision upon request, of Tax Returns of the Parties and their respective Subsidiaries for periods up to and including the Distribution Date, books, records (including information regarding ownership and Tax basis of property), documentation, and other information relating to such Tax Returns, including accompanying schedules, related work papers, and documents relating to rulings or other determinations by Taxing Authorities;
(b) the execution of any document that may be necessary or reasonably helpful in connection with any Audit of any of the Parties or their respective Subsidiaries, or the filing of a Tax Return or refund claim of the Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries (including the signature of an officer of a Party or its Subsidiary);
(c) the use of the Partys reasonable efforts to obtain any documentation and provide additional facts, insights or views as requested by another Party that may be necessary or reasonably helpful in connection with any of the foregoing (including without limitation any information contained in Tax or other financial information databases); and
(d) the use of the Partys reasonable efforts to obtain any Tax Returns (including accompanying schedules, related work papers, and documents), documents, books, records, or other information that may be necessary or helpful in connection with any Tax Returns of any of the Parties or their Affiliates.
Each Party shall make its and its Subsidiaries employees and facilities available on a reasonable and mutually convenient basis in connection with the foregoing matters. Except for costs and expenses otherwise allocated among the Parties pursuant to this Agreement, including costs incurred under Article II and Article VIII, no reimbursement shall be made for costs and expenses incurred by the Parties as a result of cooperating pursuant to this Section 9.1.
Section 9.2 Retention of Records . Subject to Section 9.1, if any of the Parties or their respective Subsidiaries intends to dispose of any documentation relating to the Taxes of the Parties or their respective Subsidiaries for which another Party to this Agreement may be responsible pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Tax Returns, books, records, documentation, and other information, accompanying schedules, related work papers, and documents relating to rulings or other determinations by Taxing Authorities), such Party shall or shall cause written notice to the other Parties describing the documentation to be destroyed or disposed of sixty (60) Business Days prior to taking such action. The other Parties may arrange to take delivery of the documentation described in the notice at their expense during the succeeding sixty (60) day period.
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Section 9.3 Tax Opinions . The Parties shall reasonably cooperate (and cause the members of the relevant Group to reasonably cooperate) in obtaining any Unqualified Tax Opinion, Unqualified 355(e) Opinion or, in the case of PK, any Unqualified 355(e) Opinion or Unqualified Device Opinion each as defined in the Stockholders Agreement (including making reasonable representations required in connection with any such opinion), including by maintaining and making available to each other all records necessary in connection with such opinions and making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information or explanation of any material provided hereunder.
ARTICLE X
ALLOCATION OF TAX ATTRIBUTES
AND OTHER TAX MATTERS
Section 10.1 Allocation of Tax Attributes . HLT shall in good faith advise each of PK and HGV in writing of the portion, if any, of any Tax Attributes, earnings and profits, or other consolidated, combined or unitary attribute that HLT determines shall be allocated or apportioned to each Group under applicable Law; provided, however, that such determination shall be made in a manner that is: (a) reasonably consistent with the past practices of the Parties; (b) in accordance with the rules prescribed by applicable Law, including the Code and the Treasury Regulations; and (c) consistent with the IRS Ruling, the Tax Representation Letters, and the Tax Opinions. HLT agrees to provide the other Parties with all of the information supporting the Tax Attribute and other determinations made by HLT pursuant to this Section 10.1. In the case of an Audit of Pre-Distribution Income Tax Returns that results in an increase in the earnings and profits allocated to PK, PK may be required to pay a deficiency dividend, in accordance with Section 860 of the Code, within ninety (90) days after the determination, as defined in Section 860 of the Code. To provide PK with sufficient notice so that PK can make arrangements to pay such a deficiency dividend within ninety (90) days after the determination, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, HLT agrees to keep PK informed of any Audit of Pre-Distribution Income Tax Returns that could result in an increase in the earnings and profits allocated to PK, and HLT agrees to notify PK of a determination with respect to such Audit within five (5) Business Days after such determination.
Section 10.2 Allocation of Tax Items . All determinations for purposes of this Agreement regarding the allocation of Income Tax items (other than Tax items arising on the Distribution Date but after the applicable Distribution that are outside the ordinary course of business) between the portion of a Straddle Tax Period that ends on the Distribution Date and the portion that begins the day after the Distribution Date shall be made based on a closing of the books method under the principles of Treasury Regulation 1.1502-76 (and any similar rule under U.S. state, local or non-U.S. Law) as determined by HLT on any HLT Combined Income Tax Return, unless in each case the Parties unanimously agree otherwise; provided , however , any Taxes in respect of actions taken outside the ordinary course of business on the date of an External Distribution but after such External Distribution shall be deemed to arise the day after such External Distribution. Any such allocation of Tax items shall initially be made by HLT. To the extent that HGV or PK disagrees with such determination, the dispute shall be resolved by an Big Four Accounting Firm mutually agreed upon by the Parties for a final binding resolution. For purposes of preparing any Income Tax Returns for the year of the Distributions that require
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an allocation of Tax items between a Pre-Distribution Tax Period and a Post-Distribution Tax Period, Tax items shall be allocated based on a closing of the books method under Treasury Regulation 1.1502-76 (and any similar rule under U.S. state, local or non-U.S. Law) as determined by HLT on any HLT Combined Income Tax Return, unless the Parties unanimously agree otherwise. Except for the transactions contemplated in the Reorganization Slide Deck or any Implementing Agreement, HGV and PK shall not (and shall not permit any member of their respective Groups to) take any action outside the ordinary course of business on the date of an External Distribution but after such External Distribution.
ARTICLE XI
DEFAULTED AMOUNTS
Section 11.1 General . In the event that one or more Parties defaults on its obligation to pay Distribution Taxes for which it is liable pursuant to Article V to another Party, then each non-defaulting Party shall be required to fund a portion of such Distribution Taxes in accordance with the Sharing Percentages of the non-defaulting Parties; provided, however, that no payment obligation shall exist under this Section 11.1 with respect to Distribution Taxes that are attributable to the Fault for Distribution Purposes of one or more Parties; provided, further, that any payment of Distribution Taxes by a non-defaulting Party pursuant to this Section 11.1 shall in no way release the defaulting Party from its obligations to pay such Distribution Taxes and any non-defaulting Party may exercise any available legal remedies available against such defaulting Party; provided, further, that interest shall accrue on any such payment by a non-defaulting Party at a rate per annum equal to the then applicable LIBOR. In connection with the foregoing, it is expressly understood that any defaulting Partys rights to any amounts to be received by such defaulting Party hereunder may be used via a right of offset to satisfy, in whole or in part, the obligations of such defaulting Party to pay the Distribution Taxes that are borne by the non-defaulting Parties; such rights of offset shall be applied in favor of the non-defaulting Party or Parties in proportion to the additional amounts paid by any such non-defaulting Party or Parties.
ARTICLE XII
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Section 12.1 Negotiation . In the event of a dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (including its interpretation, performance or validity) (collectively, Agreement Disputes ), the senior tax officers of the relevant Parties (or such other individuals designated thereby) shall negotiate for a maximum of 21 days (or a mutually-agreed extension) (such period of days, the Negotiation Period) from the time of receipt by a Party of written notice of such Agreement Dispute. The relevant Parties shall not assert the defenses of statute of limitations and laches for any delays arising due to the procedures in Sections 12.1 or 12.2.
Section 12.2 Mediation . If the Parties have not timely resolved the Agreement Dispute under Section 12.1, the Parties agree to submit the Agreement Dispute to mediation no later than 10 days following the end of the Negotiation Period, with such mediation to be
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conducted in accordance with the Mediation Procedure of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR). The Parties to the Agreement Dispute agree to bear equally the CPR and mediators costs for same. The Parties agree to participate in good faith in the mediation for a maximum of 14 days (or a mutually agreed extension). If the Parties have not timely resolved the Agreement Dispute pursuant to this Section 12.2, either Party may then bring an action in accordance with Sections 13.15 and 13.16 herein.
Section 12.3 Confidentiality . All information and communications between the Parties relating to an Agreement Dispute and/or under the procedures in Sections 12.1 and 12.2 shall be considered Confidential Information for which the provisions of Section 8.6 of the Distribution Agreement shall apply herein, mutatis mutandis.
Section 12.4 Continuity of Performance . Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Parties shall continue to perform under this Agreement during the course of dispute resolution under this Article XII with respect to all matters not subject thereto.
ARTICLE XIII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 13.1 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in more than one counterpart, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more such counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Parties.
Section 13.2 Survival . Except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or the Distribution Agreement, all covenants and agreements of the Parties contained in this Agreement shall survive the Distribution Date and remain in full force and effect in accordance with their applicable terms; provided, however, that all indemnification for Taxes shall survive until ninety (90) days following the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations (taking into account all extensions thereof), if any, of the Tax that gave rise to the indemnification; provided, further, that, in the event that notice for indemnification has been given within the applicable survival period, such indemnification shall survive until such time as such claim is finally resolved.
Section 13.3 Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands, and other communications under this Agreement shall be in English, shall be in writing and shall be given or made (and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon receipt) by delivery in person, by overnight courier service, by facsimile with receipt confirmed (followed by delivery of an original via overnight courier service), or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 13.3):
To HLT:
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.
7930 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 1100
McLean, Virginia 22102
Attn: General Counsel
Facsimile: (703) 883-6188
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To PK:
Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.
1600 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1000
McLean, Virginia 22102
Attn: General Counsel
Facsimile: (703) 893-1057
To HGV:
Hilton Grand Vacations Inc.
6355 MetroWest Boulevard, Suite 180
Orlando, Florida 32835
Attn: General Counsel
Facsimile: (407) 722-3776
Section 13.4 Waivers . Any consent required or permitted to be given by any Party to the other Parties under this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by the Party giving such consent and shall be effective only against such Party (and its Group).
Section 13.5 Assignment . This Agreement may not be assigned without the express prior written consent of the other Parties, and any attempted assignment, without such consents, will be null and void; provided, however, that this Agreement shall be assignable in whole in connection with a merger or consolidation or the sale of all or substantially all the assets of a Party hereto so long as the resulting, surviving or transferee entity assumes all the obligations of the relevant Party hereto by operation of law or pursuant to an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the other Parties to this Agreement.
Section 13.6 Successors and Assigns . The provisions of this Agreement and the obligations and rights hereunder shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by (and against) the Parties and their respective successors and permitted transferees and assigns.
Section 13.7 Termination and Amendment . This Agreement (including indemnification obligations hereunder) may be terminated, modified or amended and each Distribution may be amended, modified or abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time by and in the sole discretion of HLT without the approval of PK or HGV or the stockholders of HLT. In the event of such termination, no Party shall have any liability of any kind to any other Party or any other Person. After the Effective Time, this Agreement may not be terminated except by an agreement in writing signed by a duly authorized representative of each of HLT, PK, and HGV.
Section 13.8 No Circumvention . The Parties agree not to directly or indirectly take any actions, act in concert with any Person who takes an action, or cause or allow any member of any such Partys Group to take any actions (including the failure to take a reasonable action) such that the resulting effect is to materially undermine the effectiveness of any of the provisions of this Agreement, the Distribution Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement.
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Section 13.9 Subsidiaries . Each of the Parties shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth herein to be performed by any Subsidiary of such Party or by any entity that becomes a Subsidiary of such Party on and after the Effective Time, to the extent such Subsidiary remains a Subsidiary of the applicable Party.
Section 13.10 Third Party Beneficiaries . Except as provided in Section 5.4 relating to each of the Blackstone Entities, this Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Parties and should not be deemed to confer upon third parties any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.
Section 13.11 Title and Headings . Titles and headings to sections herein are inserted for the convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
Section 13.12 Schedules . The Schedules shall be construed with and as an integral part of this Agreement to the same extent as if the same had been set forth verbatim herein.
Section 13.13 Specific Performance . In the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, the Party who is or is to be thereby aggrieved shall have the right to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief of its rights under this Agreement, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative. The Parties agree that the remedies at law for any breach or threatened breach, including monetary damages, may be inadequate compensation for any loss and that the Parties may be irreparably harmed as a result. Accordingly, any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate is waived. Any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond with such remedy are waived by the Parties to this Agreement.
Section 13.14 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware without reference to any choice-of-law or conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the laws of a different jurisdiction.
Section 13.15 Consent to Jurisdiction . Each Party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of (a) the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or (b) if such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, any other state or federal court located within the County of New Castle in the State of Delaware, to resolve any Agreement Dispute that is not resolved pursuant to Sections 12.1 or 12.2. Any judgment of such court may be enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction. Further, notwithstanding Sections 12.1 and 12.2, either Party may apply to the above courts set forth in Section 13.15(a) and 13.15(b) above for a temporary restraining order or similar emergency relief during the process set forth in Sections 12.1 and
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12.2. Each of the Parties agrees that service by U.S. registered mail to such Partys respective address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any of the above Actions and irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any Action in accordance with this Section 13.15. Nothing in this Section 13.15 shall limit or restrict the Parties from agreeing to arbitrate any Agreement Dispute pursuant to mutually-agreed procedures.
Section 13.16 Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING ANY AGREEMENT DISPUTE.
Section 13.17 Force Majeure . No Party (or any Person acting on its behalf) shall have any liability or responsibility for failure to fulfill any obligation (other than a payment obligation) under this Agreement so long as and to the extent to which the fulfillment of such obligation is prevented, frustrated, hindered, or delayed as a consequence of circumstances of Force Majeure (as defined in the Distribution Agreement). A Party claiming the benefit of this provision shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after the occurrence of any such event: (a) notify the other applicable Parties of the nature and extent of any such Force Majeure condition and (b) use due diligence to remove any such causes and resume performance under this Agreement as soon as feasible.
Section 13.18 Interpretation . The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the party drafting or causing any instrument to be drafted.
Section 13.19 Changes in Law .
(a) Any reference to a provision of the Code, Treasury Regulations, or a Law of another jurisdiction shall include a reference to any applicable successor provision or Law.
(b) If, due to any change in applicable Law or regulations or their interpretation by any court of Law or other governing body having jurisdiction subsequent to the date hereof, performance of any provision of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby shall become impracticable or impossible, the Parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable best efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such provision.
Section 13.20 Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The Parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions, the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.
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Section 13.21 Tax Sharing Agreements . All Tax sharing, indemnification and similar agreements, written or unwritten, as between any of the Parties or their respective Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any other Party or its respective Subsidiaries, on the other hand (other than this Agreement, any other Ancillary Agreement or any agreement solely between any of HLT, OpCo and/or any of their Subsidiaries), shall be or shall have been terminated as of the Distribution Date and, after the Distribution Date, none of such Parties (or their Subsidiaries) to any such Tax sharing, indemnification or similar agreement shall have any further rights or obligations under any such agreement.
Section 13.22 Exclusivity . Except as specifically set forth herein or in the Distribution Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement, all matters related to Taxes or Tax Returns of the Parties and their respective Subsidiaries shall be governed exclusively by this Agreement. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement, the Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement with respect to such matters, this Agreement shall govern and control.
Section 13.23 No Waiver . No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of any Party, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver hereof or thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and is signed by the Party asserted to have granted such waiver.
Section 13.24 No Duplication; No Double Recovery . Nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer to or impose upon any Party a duplicative right, entitlement, obligation, or recovery with respect to any matter arising out of the same facts and circumstances.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed the day and year first above written.
HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC. | ||
/s/ W. Steven Standefer | ||
Name: | W. Steven Standefer | |
Title: | Senior Vice President | |
PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC. | ||
/s/ Sean DellOrto | ||
Name: | Sean DellOrto | |
Title: | EVP, CFO, and Treasurer | |
HILTON GRAND VACATIONS INC. | ||
/s/ Mark Wang | ||
Name: | Mark Wang | |
Title: | President and CEO | |
HILTON DOMESTIC OPERATING COMPANY INC. | ||
/s/ W. Steven Standefer | ||
Name: | W. Steven Standefer | |
Title: | Senior Vice President |
Schedule 2.3
1. | HLT is the Paying Party of amounts shown on Non-Income Tax Returns with respect to HLT Retained Assets (determined on a with and without basis, as determined by HLT in its good faith discretion). |
2. | PK is the Paying Party of amounts shown on Non-Income Tax Returns with respect to Ownership Assets (determined on a with and without basis, as determined by HLT in its good faith discretion). |
3. | HGV is the Paying Party of amounts shown on Non-Income Tax Returns with respect to Timeshare Assets (determined on a with and without basis, as determined by HLT in its good faith discretion). |
Schedule 8.3(b)
| The IRS has asserted that certain foreign currency denominated intercompany loans, from HLTs foreign subsidiaries to certain U.S. subsidiaries, should be recharacterized as equity for U.S. federal income tax purposes and should constitute deemed dividends from such foreign subsidiaries to the U.S. subsidiaries as described in Note 12 of HLTs financial statements included in its Form 10Q filing for the quarterly period ending September 30, 2016. |
| In calculating the amount of U.S. taxable income resulting from the Hilton HHonors guest loyalty program, the IRS has taken a position that Hilton HHonors Worldwide, L.L.C. should not reduce gross income by the estimated costs of future redemptions, but rather such costs would be deductible only at the time the points are redeemed as described in Note 12 of HLTs financial statements included in its Form 10Q filing for the quarterly period ending September 30, 2016. |
| The IRS has asserted that foreign currency denominated loans entered into by one of HLTs Luxembourg subsidiaries whose functional currency is the U.S. Dollar, should instead be treated as entered into by one of HLTs Belgian subsidiaries whose functional currency is the Euro, and thus foreign currency gains and losses with respect to such loans should have been measured in Euros, instead of the U.S. Dollar as described in Note 12 of HLTs financial statements included in its Form 10Q filing for the quarterly period ending September 30, 2016. |
| In the fourth quarter of 2015, certain of HLTs U.S. subsidiary corporations were converted to limited liability companies and certain of HLTs subsidiary controlled foreign corporations elected to be disregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes. These transactions were treated as tax-free liquidations for federal tax purposes. |
Exhibit 10.3
Execution Version
MASTER TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT
This Master Transition Services Agreement (this Agreement ) is entered into as of January 2, 2017, by and among Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation ( HLT ), Park Hotels & Resorts Inc., a Delaware corporation ( PK ) and Hilton Grand Vacations Inc., a Delaware corporation ( HGV ). Each of HLT, PK and HGV is sometimes referred to herein as a Party and collectively as the Parties . Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Distribution Agreement, entered into on the date hereof, by and among HLT, PK, HGV and Hilton Domestic Operating Company Inc. (as such may be amended from time to time, the Distribution Agreement ).
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of HLT has determined that it is appropriate, desirable and in the best interests of HLT and its stockholders to separate, pursuant to and in accordance with the Distribution Agreement, HLT into three separate, publicly traded companies, one for each of (i) the HLT Retained Business, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by HLT, (ii) the Ownership Business, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by PK (which will elect to be a REIT), and (iii) the Timeshare Business, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by HGV; and
WHEREAS, in order to provide for an orderly transition under the Distribution Agreement, each of HLT, PK and HGV desires to provide to the other certain services for specified periods following the Distribution Date, all in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements of the Parties contained herein, the Parties agree as follows:
1. Services Provided .
(a) With respect to each Service (as defined in Section 1(b )), the Party required to provide such Service is the Service Provider and the other Party is the Service Recipient . In performing the Services, Service Provider and each of its Affiliates shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide, or to ensure that any Third Party Provider (as defined in Section 1(b )) shall provide, the Services in the same manner, within the same amount of time and at the same level of service (including, as applicable, with respect to type, scope, frequency, quality and quantity), with the same degree of reasonable skill and care and with the same level of security and control as provided and used in providing the Services during the twelve (12) month period prior to the Distribution Date (excluding any actions taken in contemplation of the Distribution); provided , however , that Service Provider shall not be obligated to provide services that are more extensive in type, scope, frequency, quality or quantity than similar or comparable services provided by Service Provider to Service Recipient during the twelve (12) month period prior to the Distribution Date. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Services are
to be provided in a manner that does not disparately treat Service Recipient (or its Subsidiaries or its or their personnel or business) as compared to Service Providers treatment of itself (or its Affiliates or its or their personnel or business) in connection with the provision of a Self-Service (as defined in Section 2(a)(v )).
(b) During the period commencing on the Distribution Date and ending on the date that is two (2) years from the date hereof, unless an earlier or later date is otherwise specified for a Service on Schedule A hereto (for each such Service, such end date being herein referred to as the Termination Date , with Schedule A being herein referred to as the Services Schedules ), Service Provider shall provide, or shall cause one or more of its Affiliates or a contractor, subcontractor, vendor or other third-party service provider (each, a Third Party Provider ) to provide, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the services described on the Services Schedules (the Services ); provided , Service Provider shall obtain the consent of Service Recipient (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) in the event any such Service is to be provided by a Third Party Provider or Affiliate if such Services were not provided by such Third Party Provider or Affiliate to Service Recipient during the twelve (12) month period prior to the Distribution Date; provided further , Service Provider shall remain primarily responsible for the performance by any such Affiliate or Third Party Provider of its obligations hereunder. Irrespective of whether Service Provider, an Affiliate or a Third Party Provider is providing a Service, Service Recipient may direct that any such Service be provided directly to Service Recipient or any other member of such Partys Group.
(c) Each Service provided hereunder shall be terminated on its applicable Termination Date, unless otherwise terminated earlier by Service Recipient pursuant to Section 11 . Service Provider shall be under no obligation to provide a Service to Service Recipient after the Termination Date applicable to such Service, except to the extent otherwise agreed in writing by Service Provider and Service Recipient.
(d) Limitations on Services .
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Services Schedules, Service Provider shall have no obligation under this Agreement to: (1) operate the business of Service Recipient or any members of its Group or any portion thereof; (2) advance funds; (3) provide any Service to the extent that the provision of such Service would require Service Provider to violate any applicable Law, third-party confidentiality, contractual obligations or fiduciary responsibilities; (4) provide any Service to the extent Service Recipient has breached (or through its actions or omissions has caused the Service Provider to be in breach of or default under) any applicable obligations under, or requirements of, any contract or arrangement with any Third Party Provider ( Third Party Provider Use Requirements ) engaged with respect to such Service ( provided that Service Recipient shall first be permitted to attempt to cure such breach or default within thirty (30) days from receipt of notice thereof if such breach or default is capable of being cured); (5) implement processes, plans or initiatives developed, acquired or utilized by Service Recipient after the Distribution Date except as otherwise agreed; (6) perform or cause to be performed any of the Services for the benefit
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of any third party; (7) render any Service in a particular location that would necessitate that Service Provider obtain any permits or regulatory approvals, or qualify to do business, in any location or jurisdiction other than the locations and jurisdictions where Service Provider does business or conducted business as of the date hereof; or (8) purchase, lease or license any physical assets or equipment, expand its facilities or incur long-term capital expenses.
(ii) All employees and representatives of Service Provider, members of its Group and its Affiliates shall be deemed for all purposes to be employees or representatives of Service Provider, members of its Group or such Affiliates, as applicable. In performing the Services, such employees and representatives shall be under the direction, control and supervision of Service Provider, members of its Group or the applicable Affiliate thereof, and Service Provider, members of its Group and its Affiliates shall have the sole right to exercise all authority with respect to the employment (including termination of employment), assignment and compensation of such employees and representatives.
2. Consideration .
(a) Costs and Fees .
(i) For each Service, Service Recipient shall pay (in accordance with Section 2(b ) ) Service Provider an amount equal to the Market Rate (as defined in Section 2(a)(i)(1 ) ).
(1) The Market Rate for each Service shall be an amount equal to the sum of: (A) the rate as set forth on the applicable Services Schedule (which rate reflects the Parties good faith estimate as to the cost of such Service to the Service Provider plus an additional amount that the Parties acknowledge is fair and adequate consideration for the work expected to be performed by personnel of Service Provider in connection with such Service, including coordinating or managing Third Party Providers); provided that if a Services Schedule is silent regarding such rate, the amount under this subsection (A) shall be equal to Service Providers allocated costs (including salary, wages and benefits, but excluding severance costs that are the responsibility of Service Recipient pursuant to Section 2(a)(ii ) ) for any of its (or its Affiliates) employees involved in providing Services; plus (B) any reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with retaining Third Party Providers or pursuing any warranty or indemnity against a Third Party Provider in accordance with Section 3(c ) ; plus (C) fees incurred in connection with any Third Party Consent or Alternative Method, which shall be borne equally by Service Recipient and Service Provider; plus (D) any sales, transfer, goods, services, value added, gross receipts or similar taxes, fees, charges or assessments (including any such taxes that are required to be withheld); provided that the Parties agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize any such tax with respect to the Services; plus (E) other reasonable miscellaneous out-of-pocket costs and expenses; provided , however , that any such expenses exceeding $25,000 per month for each Service (other than routine business travel and related expenses) shall require advance approval of Service Recipient.
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(2) Any costs and expenses provided for on a Services Schedule shall be subject to an increase of 5% per annum beginning on January 1, 2018, in order to adjust for inflation.
(3) Service Provider shall notify Service Recipient of any event that may reasonably be expected to increase the Market Rate by more than 10%.
(ii) Subject to the terms of this Section 2(a)(ii ) , Service Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts to retain its workforce required to provide the Services and, consistent with its severance policies then in effect, if any, may make severance payments to its employees. Service Provider shall be responsible for Service Providers actual severance costs incurred as a result of terminating an employee who is primarily engaged in providing a Service in connection with the termination of such Service, provided that to the extent such severance costs are in excess of the amount of the severance costs that would have been paid by Service Provider if such employee had been terminated on the Distribution Date, the Service Recipient shall be reponsible for the amount of such excess severance costs; provided that any such employees employment was actually terminated and such individual is not rehired by Service Provider or any of its Affiliates for at least ninety (90) days following such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a former employee of Service Provider (who was (a) primarily engaged in providing a Service and (b) terminated by Service Provider within six (6) months of such individual having engaged in any activities with respect to providing such Service) is hired by another Party within twelve (12) months of the termination of such individuals employment with Service Provider, such other Party shall be responsible for (and shall indemnify Service Provider with respect to) all of the actual services costs incurred by Service Recipient with respect to such individual. Service Provider shall prepare and deliver, within thirty (30) days following the end of each quarterly period ending each March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 (it being understood that the first such period shall be shorter than one quarter), to Service Recipient an invoice setting forth the amount of severance costs to be paid by Service Recipient in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 2(a)(ii ) , which invoice Service Recipient shall pay pursuant to the terms of Section 2(b ) .
(iii) Unless the Parties otherwise agree in writing, (i) where Services are provided in a country outside of the United States by a Person located in the same country, amounts shall be invoiced and paid in the local currency of the Person providing the Services and (ii) if payments are to be made between Persons not within the same country, such amounts shall be invoiced and paid in U.S. Dollars. To the extent necessary, local currency conversion on any such invoice shall be based on Service Providers internal exchange rate for the then-current month, based upon the average for such month, as calculated consistently with how such local currency conversion was calculated in the twelve (12) month period prior to the Distribution Date.
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(iv) All charges based on a monthly or other time basis will be pro-rated based on actual calendar days elapsed during the period of service.
(v) With respect to any service that a Service Provider provides or causes an Affiliate to provide to itself or its Affiliates that is the same or substantially similar to a Service provided to Service Recipient or its Subsidiaries hereunder (such service, a Self-Service ), if Service Provider determines to no longer provide such Self-Service to itself or its Affiliates, Service Provider shall notify Service Recipient of such termination no later than the number of days prior to such termination as is provided in Section 11(b) for terminating the corresponding Service. If Service Provider terminates a Self-Service prior to the end of the Termination Date applicable for the corresponding Service, the Market Rate of such Service following any such termination and up to but not including the Termination Date shall be calculated as if Service Provider had not terminated such Self-Service. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Service Provider shall continue to provide the Service in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, unless such Service is otherwise terminated pursuant to Section 11 , and Service Provider shall not be permitted to terminate any Self-Service prior to the Termination Date for the applicable Service if such termination would adversely affect the level of service, security or control of such Service or the scope or content thereof required pursuant to Sections 1(a) and 4(a ).
(b) Invoices and Payment .
(i) Service Provider shall invoice Service Recipient for the amounts owed hereunder in arrears on a calendar monthly basis or, in the case of Section 2(a)(ii ) , as provided therein, and shall provide reasonable documentation supporting such amounts owed pursuant to Section 2(a ) , except to the extent such amounts are set forth on the Services Schedules. Service Recipient shall pay the amount of such invoice by electronic transfer of immediately available funds not later than forty-five (45) days after the date of such invoice. Neither Party nor any of its respective Subsidiaries shall have a right of set-off against the other Party or its Subsidiaries, except in connection with any amounts billed hereunder. In the event Service Recipient does not pay Service Provider in accordance with the terms hereof (i) all amounts so payable and past due shall accrue interest from the 31 st day after the date of the invoice to the receipt of payment at a rate per annum equal to five percent (5%) (the Interest Rate ) until such amounts, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, are paid in full, and (ii) Service Recipient shall pay, as additional fees, all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Service Provider in attempting to collect and collecting amounts due under this Section 2 , including all reasonable attorneys fees and expenses.
(ii) In the event that Service Recipient in good faith disputes an invoice submitted by Service Provider, Service Recipient may withhold payment of any amount subject to the dispute; provided , however , that (x) Service Recipient shall continue to pay all undisputed amounts in accordance with the terms hereof, (y) Service Recipient shall notify Service Provider, in writing, of any disputed amounts and the reason for any dispute by the due date for payment of the invoice containing any disputed charges and (z) in the event any dispute is resolved in Service Providers favor, any amount that
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Service Recipient should have paid shall be deemed to have accrued interest at the Interest Rate from the date such payment should have been made. In the event of a dispute regarding the amount of any invoice, the Parties shall use all reasonable efforts to resolve such dispute within thirty (30) days after Service Recipient provides written notification of such dispute to Service Provider. Each Party shall provide full supporting documentation concerning any disputed amount or invoice within twenty (20) days after written notification of the dispute. Unpaid fees that are under good faith dispute shall not be considered a basis for default hereunder. To the extent that a dispute regarding the amount of any invoice cannot be resolved pursuant to this Section 2(b)(ii ) , the dispute resolution procedures set forth in Section 9 herein shall apply.
(c) Migration and Integration; Disconnection and Disintegration .
(i) Service Recipient shall be responsible for planning, preparing and integrating the transition of the provision of each of the Services to its own internal organization or other third-party service providers, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prepare, within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the Distribution Date ( Migration Planning Period ), a plan in order to transition off each Service by the end of the term for such Service ( Migration Plan ); provided , however , that Service Recipient will not be deemed to have violated its obligations with respect to preparation of the Migration Plan if Service Recipient (i) fails to complete the Migration Plan within the Migration Planning Period, (ii) has been working, and thereafter continues to work, in good faith and without undue delay to expeditiously prepare the Migration Plan and (iii) completes the Migration Plan no later than one hundred and fifty (150) days after the Distribution Date. At Service Recipients request, Service Provider shall reasonably assist, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Third Party Provider to reasonably assist, Service Recipient in connection with the implementation of Service Recipients transition plan, which may include consulting and training and providing reasonable access to data and other information and to Service Providers employees, but which shall take into account the need to minimize the cost of such migration and the disruption to the ongoing business activities of Service Provider and its Affiliates and shall not unduly burden or interfere with Service Providers business and operations ( provided that , for the avoidance of doubt, such services shall not include any services that, in Service Providers commercially reasonable opinion, do not primarily effect the separation of Service Recipient from the Services).
(ii) In furtherance of the foregoing, Service Recipient shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make or obtain any approvals, permits and licenses and implement any systems as may be necessary for it to perform the Services independently in each country and applicable jurisdiction as soon as practicable following the Distribution Date.
(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein (but subject to Section 2(a)(ii ) ), in the Distribution Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement, Service Recipient shall bear all costs or expenses associated with integrating the Services with the Information, facilities, personnel and assets of Service Recipient and shall reimburse Service Provider for any costs or expenses incurred by Service Provider which are to be borne by Service Recipient pursuant to this Section 2(c ) .
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3. Cooperation .
(a) It is understood that it will require significant efforts by the Parties to implement this Agreement and ensure performance hereunder. The Parties shall: (i) cooperate with and provide such information and documentation to the other Party as is reasonably necessary for Service Provider to perform the Services and for Service Recipient to meet its obligations under the Agreement; (ii) notify the other Party of any changes to operating environments or key personnel to the extent related to the provision of the Services; (iii) provide timely decisions, approvals and acceptances required to perform the obligations hereunder in a timely and efficient manner; and (iv) perform such other duties and tasks as may be reasonably required to permit Service Provider to perform the Services or for Service Recipient to meet its obligations under the Agreement, including (A) cooperating in obtaining any Third Party Consents necessary to facilitate Service Providers ability to provide the Services and (B) upon thirty (30) days prior written notice by Service Provider, conducting such testing as may be reasonably required by Service Provider in connection with any updates or changes to the applicable systems or processes involved in providing a Service. Service Provider shall not be deemed to be in breach of its obligations to provide or make available any Service to the extent that Service Recipient has not provided information and access to appropriate personnel that is reasonably necessary for the performance of such Service.
(b) Upon Service Recipients written request and without prejudice to Service Recipients direct rights against a Third Party Provider, Service Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts to request any warranty or indemnity under any contract Service Provider or its Subsidiaries may have with a Third Party Provider with respect to any Service provided to Service Recipient by such Third Party Provider.
(c) Service Provider and Service Recipient shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain in a cost effective manner any necessary waivers, permits, license, consents or similar approvals with respect to agreements with third parties in order for Service Provider to provide the Services directly or indirectly (any such waiver, permit, consent, license or similar approval, a Third Party Consent ). If a Third Party Consent cannot be obtained on reasonable terms or after using commercially reasonable efforts, such Parties will use commercially reasonable efforts to arrange for an alternative method of obtaining any such Service on Service Recipients behalf in a cost effective manner ( Alternative Method ), which may include Service Provider providing such Service itself. If there is any Third Party Consent which was not required as of the date hereof but will subsequently be required before the Termination Date for a particular Service, Service Provider shall identify in writing to Service Recipient such Third Party Consent within sixty (60) days of the date hereof.
(d) In connection with the provision of Services hereunder, except as provided pursuant to Section 2(a)(iii) for local currency conversion for invoices, the Parties shall use the same methodology to determine the appropriate foreign exchange conversion rate as used in the twelve (12) month period prior to the Distribution Date, which may be determined or based upon the average for the month or other applicable period or the spot rate at the end of such month or period or otherwise.
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4. Performance Standard; Reports; Personnel .
(a) Except as otherwise provided in the Services Schedule and Section 1(a) herein, nothing in this Agreement shall require or be interpreted to require Service Provider to provide a Service to Service Recipient beyond the scope and content of such Service as provided by Service Provider to the HLT Retained Business, Ownership Business or Timeshare Business, as the case may be, during the twelve (12) month period prior to the Distribution Date, excluding any actions taken in contemplation of the Distribution.
(b) Service Provider shall not make changes in the manner of providing a Service unless (i) Service Provider is making similar changes in a service being performed for itself or its Subsidiaries, (ii) such changes are immaterial and do not adversely affect the level of service, security or control of such Service or the scope or content thereof required pursuant to Sections 1(a) and 4(a ) above, (iii) such changes are required by Service Provider or Service Recipient pursuant to applicable Law (including changes required by Service Provider or Service Recipient in connection with the provision of the Services to the other Party) or (iv) Service Recipient provides its prior written consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) to such changes (in each case, for the avoidance of doubt, with the costs of any such change to be included in the calculation of the Market Rate). In the event Service Provider determines to change the location of delivery of any Service, Service Provider shall provide Service Recipient with thirty (30) days prior written notice. All Services shall be performed in compliance with applicable Law, including all applicable U.S. and non-U.S. laws and regulations relating to export controls, sanctions, and imports, including without limitation those regulations maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasurys Office of Foreign Assets Control and the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security.
(c) In performing the Services, Service Provider shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and furnish to Service Recipient reports concerning the Services with such reports to contain substantially the same data, in substantially the same format, and prepared and delivered on substantially the same timetable, as reports prepared during the twelve (12) month period prior to the Distribution Date (excluding any reports solely prepared in contemplation of the Distribution), except as may be otherwise required by Service Recipient or Service Provider pursuant to applicable Law. Upon Service Recipients written request for modifications to the reporting and data transfer practices reasonably required to assist Service Recipient in transitioning off the Service, Service Provider shall cooperate and consult in good faith with Service Recipient to make such modifications; provided that if Service Provider reasonably determines in its sole discretion that any such modification may cause Service Provider to be in breach of its obligations to the other Party hereunder (including as a result of breaching its obligations as a Service Provider to the other Party as Service Recipient), then Service Provider shall not be under any obligation to make such modifications.
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(d) Service Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with past practice to make available such personnel as may be required to provide the Services. Service Provider shall have the right to designate which personnel it will assign to perform the Services. Service Provider also shall have the right to remove and replace any such personnel at any time or designate any of its Subsidiaries or a Third Party Provider (subject to Section 1(a) herein) at any time to perform the Services; provided , however , that Service Provider shall use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with past practice to limit the disruption to Service Recipient in the transition of the Services to different personnel. Subject to and consistent with Section 2(a)(ii ), Service Provider shall have no obligation to retain any individual employee or any Third Party Provider or to employ additional personnel in order to provide a particular Service.
(e) In the event Service Recipient or any of its Subsidiaries hires away an employee of Service Provider or its Subsidiaries, and such employee was providing Services to Service Recipient and will not continue to provide such Service, Service Provider shall have the option, in its sole discretion (in addition to any other remedies available to it under the Distribution Agreement or otherwise), upon ten (10) Business Days written notice to Service Recipient to reduce its obligations with respect to such Service (with a proportionate reduction in the applicable Market Rate) effective on the date of such employees termination of employment with Service Provider. Any provision of Service thereafter pursuant to such a reduction in Service Providers obligations shall be deemed to be consistent with Service Providers obligations under this Agreement, so long as Service Provider satisfies the other obligations contained in this Section 4 with respect to such Service. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 4(e) shall be deemed to modify, amend or waive the non-solicitation and no-hire restrictions set forth in Section 5.1 of the Distribution Agreement.
(f) Each Party agrees that it shall take appropriate action by instruction of or agreement with its personnel (including any Third Party Provider) to ensure that all such personnel performing or otherwise involved with Services shall be bound by and comply with all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
(g) In the event Service Provider has received a notice of default or breach in the performance of a Service hereunder (including as a result of substantial errors in the performance of such Service), it will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cure such default or breach. In the event Service Provider is unable to cure such default within thirty (30) days from receipt of notice thereof, in addition to the rights available under Section 11 , there shall be an adjustment to the Market Rate to reflect the costs to Service Recipient associated with such default, breach or error, including any reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Service Recipient in retaining any Third Party Provider to provide such Service or in providing such Service itself.
(h) Each Party shall notify the applicable other Party as promptly as practicable after becoming aware of any breach of this Agreement committed by either it or the applicable other Party. Service Provider shall notify Service Recipient of any event that may reasonably be expected to materially impact a Service provided hereunder, which may include a Termination Notice (as defined in Section 11(b )) provided by the other Party as Service Recipient hereunder or a notice of termination of a Self-Service, issued pursuant and in accordance with, Section 2(a)(v ).
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(i) In the event of any conflict, as reasonably determined by Service Provider in its sole discretion, between requests for modification or termination of Services made by the two other Parties and each properly delivered hereunder, Service Provider shall determine which request it received first and, subject to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement, make such modifications or terminations pursuant to the request that was first received before making any modifications or terminations pursuant to any requests received afterwards.
5. New Services .
If, after the date hereof and on or prior to August 31, 2017, or, with respect to Services provided in connection with any Transfer that, pursuant to Section 2.5 of the Distribution Agreement, is not consummated at or prior to the Effective Time, one hundred (100) days following the actual date of such Transfer (notwithstanding that under Section 2.5(c) of the Distribution Agreement such Transfer may be deemed to have occurred on the Effective Time) the Parties determine that a service required by Service Recipient and provided by Service Provider or one of its Subsidiaries prior to the Distribution Date was omitted from the Services Schedules, Service Recipient may request that Service Provider perform such service ( New Service ) in addition to the Services being provided hereunder. Service Provider shall promptly begin performing any New Service consistent with past practice upon a timely written request from Service Recipient (which request may be in the form of email) including (i) a description of the work Service Recipient anticipates being performed by Service Provider in connection with such New Service and (ii) a schedule for commencing and completing such New Service, and Service Provider and Service Recipient shall enter into good faith negotiations to agree to an amendment to the Services Schedules providing for such New Service; provided that if no agreement for an Additional Service Schedule Amendment has been reached in writing in thirty (30) days, such New Service shall be deemed to have a Termination Date of two (2) years from the date hereof, with the Market Rate as provided for in Section 2(a)(i ) , calculated as if the amendment to the Services Schedule for such New Service were silent regarding costs and expenses (such amendment or deemed amendment pursuant to the foregoing proviso, an Additional Service Schedule Amendment ). Any New Service shall be considered a Service hereunder and the Services Schedules shall incorporate, and be deemed to be duly amended by, such Additional Service Schedule Amendment.
6. Intellectual Property; IT Security .
(a) Except as provided in the Services Schedules, the Market Rate shall include the allocable portion of any amounts that are required to be paid by Service Provider to any third party licensors of software that is used by Service Provider in connection with the provision of any Services hereunder, including (i) license, right-to-use and royalty fees and (ii) any amounts required to obtain the consent of such licensors to allow Service Provider to provide any of the Services hereunder. Service Recipient agrees to comply and cause its Subsidiaries to comply with the terms of any license or other agreement of Service Provider or any of its Subsidiaries relating to software that is provided to Service Recipient and is used in connection with the provision of any Services hereunder, including as specified in the Third Party Provider Use Requirements; provided that in the event that Service Provider enters into new software licenses after the Distribution Date, Service Recipient shall have the prior opportunity to review
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and confirm its ability to comply therewith, which it shall do in good faith. In the event that Service Recipient provides notice of its inability to comply therewith, Service Provider may at its sole discretion discontinue its provision of any Services under such new software licenses effective after thirty (30) days notice of the same, and Service Recipient shall indemnify Service Provider for any claims by third parties arising out of or in connection with Service Recipients noncompliance or violation of such software licenses; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, Service Recipients delivery of such notice will not affect Service Recipients obligation to comply with all Third Party Provider Use Requirements applicable to Services already in use by Service Recipient. Subject to the foregoing, Service Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any consent that may be required from such licensors in order to provide any of the Services hereunder and the Parties shall cooperate to identify any material licenses or consents necessary for such provision and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize the costs associated therewith.
(b) If the receipt or provision of any Service hereunder requires the use by a Party of the patents, know-how, trade secrets, methods and processes (excluding Customer Information and Loyalty Program Information) of the other Party, then, subject to applicable restrictions contained in Service Providers contracts with Third Party Providers, such Party and its Subsidiaries shall have the non-exclusive, royalty-free, non-sublicensable (except as required for its and its Subsidiaries receipt or provision of Services) right and license to use such Intellectual Property for the sole purpose of, and only to the extent necessary for, the receipt or provision of such Services hereunder, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Upon the Termination Date applicable to such Service, or the earlier termination of any Services in accordance with Section 11 , the license herein to the applicable Intellectual Property will terminate, and the applicable Service Recipient and/or Service Provider shall cease all use of the Intellectual Property licensed hereunder. The applicable Service Recipient and/or Service Provider acknowledges that it will acquire no right, title or interest (including any license rights or rights of use) in any firmware or software, and the licenses therefor which are held by the applicable Service Provider and/or Service Recipient, by reason of the provision of the Services provided hereunder, except to the extent that any such license rights or rights of use are provided for in a written agreement signed by Service Provider and Service Recipient. Nothing in this Section 6(b) shall be deemed to limit, modify or terminate any License Agreement between the Parties.
(c) Subject to the limited licenses granted in Section 6(b) , each Party shall exclusively own any Intellectual Property that it creates, develops or invents in connection with the provision of any Services hereunder.
(d) While using or accessing any computers, systems, software, networks, information technology or related infrastructure or equipment (including any data stored thereon or transmitted thereby) ( Systems ) of the other Party (whether or not a Service), each Party shall and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, adhere in all respects to the other Partys controlled processes, policies and procedures (including any of the foregoing with respect to Confidential Information, data, communications and system privacy, operation, security and proper use) as in effect on the Distribution Date or as communicated to such Party from time to time in writing.
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(e) Service Provider and Service Recipient shall each maintain reasonable, current security measures (i) to prevent unauthorized access to its systems and (ii) with respect to all data contained in its facilities, networks and systems and used in connection with the Services. Such measures shall in no event be less stringent than those used to safeguard such Partys own property, or industry standard security measures used by companies of a similar size. Such measures shall include, where appropriate, use of updated firewalls, virus screening software, logon identification and passwords, encryption, intrusion detection systems, logging of incidents, periodic reporting, and prompt application of current security patches, virus definitions and other updates. Service Recipient shall not install any new equipment, software or technology or modify the setup of any existing equipment, software or technology that is, or will be, connected to Service Providers facilities, networks or systems without the prior consent of Service Provider.
(f) Service Provider may suspend Service Recipients access (if any) to the information technology or communications systems used by Service Recipient following advance written notice to the extent practicable if, in Service Providers reasonable opinion (i) the integrity, security or performance of its systems, or any data stored on them, is being or is likely to be jeopardized by the activities of Service Recipient, or (ii) continued access to those information technology or communications systems by Service Recipient would expose Service Provider to liability. Service Recipient shall take appropriate corrective actions and if such actions fully resolve the matter (as determined by Service Provider in its sole discretion), Service Provider shall restore such access to Service Recipient.
(g) Each Party reserves the right to terminate all Services that provide access to such Partys information technology or communications systems, in its sole discretion and without limitation or termination liability, if Service Recipient or Service Provider, as applicable, remains in breach of this Section 6 five (5) Business Days after receipt of notice of such breach. Service Provider and Service Recipient acknowledge that the security measures used by the other as of the date of this Agreement are in compliance with this Section 6.
(h) Each party will comply with all applicable privacy and other Laws and regulations relating to protection, collection, use, and distribution of information (including Customer Information) received by a Party in connection with the Services that can be associated with or traced to any individual, including an individuals name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, credit card information, social security number, or other similar specific factual information, regardless of the media on which such information is stored (e.g., on paper or electronically), and which includes certain of such information that is generated, collected, stored or obtained as part of this Agreement, including transactional and other data pertaining to users ( Personally Identifiable Information ). In no event may a Party sell or transfer Personally Identifiable Information to third parties other than its Affiliates, or otherwise provide third parties other than its Affiliates with access thereto, except (i) as may be allowed pursuant to other written agreements between the Parties, or (ii) in the case of Service Provider, with any of its Third Party Providers assisting Service Provider with the performance of the Services hereunder. If there is a suspected or actual breach of security involving Personally Identifiable Information, responsible Party will notify the other Partys privacy counsel within twenty four (24) hours of a management-level associate becoming aware of such occurrence.
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(i) Those Third Party Providers (and their personnel) of Service Recipient and Service Provider (or their respective Affiliates) having access to the other Partys Systems may be required by Service Provider or Service Recipient, as the case may be, to enter into a customary non-disclosure agreement in connection with, and as a condition to, such access.
7. Records .
Service Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide to Service Recipient, taking into consideration the financial reporting, internal controls and other public company requirements of Service Recipient, all information and records reasonably required to maintain full and accurate books relating to the provision of Services whether prior to or after the Distribution Date. Upon reasonable notice and reasonable request from Service Recipient, and at Service Recipients cost, Service Provider shall (a) make available for inspection and copying by Service Recipients agents or representatives such information, books and records relating to the Services during reasonable business hours and (b) certify that the controls in effect prior to the Distribution Date continue to be in effect, or if Service Provider is aware of any instances where such controls are not so in effect, in lieu of certification for such instances, provide a list of such instances and descriptions of the change in such controls thereof.
8. Force Majeure; Reduction of Services .
No Party (or any Person acting on its behalf) shall have any liability or responsibility for failure to fulfill any obligation (other than a payment obligation) under this Agreement so long as and to the extent to which the fulfillment of such obligation is prevented, frustrated, hindered or delayed as a consequence of circumstances of Force Majeure. A Party claiming the benefit of this provision shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after the occurrence of any such event: (a) notify the other applicable Parties of the nature and extent of any such Force Majeure condition and (b) use due diligence to remove any such causes and resume performance under this Agreement as soon as feasible. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Service Recipient shall be entitled to terminate Services so affected by a Force Majeure upon fifteen (15) days prior written notice in respect of any such delay or failure resulting from any such Force Majeure without any penalty or obligation to pay for Services not performed; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, Service Recipient shall remain responsible for any severance costs for any such Services to the extent set forth in Section 2(a)(ii).
9. TSA Managers; Steering Committee; Dispute Resolution .
(a) Each Party shall nominate in writing one representative to act as the primary contact with respect to the provision and receipt of Services (a TSA Manager ), with the initial TSA Managers as listed on Schedule A . Each Party may, at its discretion, from time to time select another individual to serve in these capacities during the term of this Agreement; provided , however , each Party shall notify the other Party promptly (and in any event within five (5) Business Days) of any change in an individual serving in this capacity, setting forth the name and contact information of the replacement, and stating that such replacement is authorized to act for such Party in accordance with this Section 9(a) . The TSA Managers shall meet regularly or as needed.
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(b) A steering committee (the Steering Committee ) of the TSA Managers, a finance executive from each Party (the Finance Officers ) and corporate counsel from each Party (the Legal Officers ) will have overall responsibility for oversight, administration and issue resolution relating to the performance and migration of Services under this Agreement. The Finance Officers will liaise with the TSA Managers and the Legal Officers to suggest modifications to Services or their costs (as necessary). The Legal Officers will adjust the schedule of Services to reflect changes in scope (as necessary).
(c) In the event of a dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (including its interpretation, performance or validity) (collectively, Agreement Disputes ), the TSA Managers shall meet as expeditiously as possible to resolve same. If any Agreement Dispute is not resolved within thirty (30) days, a TSA Manager may notify each Partys Chief Financial Officer (or such other executive designated thereby), who shall attempt to resolve such Agreement Dispute for a maximum of fifteen (15) days after the prior thirty (30) day period. The relevant Parties shall not assert the defenses of statute of limitations and laches for any delays arising due to the procedures in Sections 9(c) or 9(d).
(d) If the Parties have not timely resolved the Agreement Dispute under Section 9(c), the Parties agree to submit the Agreement Dispute within 10 days to mediation conducted in accordance with the Mediation Procedure of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution ( CPR ), and to bear equally the CPR and mediators costs for same. The Parties agree to participate in good faith in the mediation for a maximum of 14 days (or a mutually agreed extension). If the Parties have not timely resolved the Agreement Dispute pursuant to this Section 9(d), either Party may then bring an action in accordance with Sections 26 and 27 herein.
(e) In the event of any dispute between the Parties regarding a Service prior to the applicable Termination Date (other than a Partys failure to pay undisputed amounts due), Service Provider shall not discontinue the supply of any such Service during the above dispute resolution process, unless so requested by Service Recipient pursuant to a Termination Notice.
(f) All information and communications between the Parties relating to an Agreement Dispute and/or under the procedures in Sections 9(c) and 9(d) shall be considered Confidential Information under Section 13 herein.
10. Disclaimer; Limited Liability .
(a) Service Recipient acknowledges that Service Provider is not in the business of providing the Services and that the Services being provided pursuant to this Agreement are provided as an accommodation to Service Recipient. Other than in the event of Service Providers fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct, Service Provider will not be liable for any error or omission in rendering Services under this Agreement, or for any defect in Services so rendered; provided that if there is a substantial error in any of the Services, Service Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts to attempt to correct the error, or if Service
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Provider is unable to so correct such error, to provide an adjustment to the Market Rate for such Service in reasonable proportion to that which the error bears to the Service provided for such month, which adjustment may, pursuant to Section 2(a)(i)(1 ) , include any reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Service Recipient in retaining a Third Party Provider to provide such Service or in providing such service itself. Other than in the event of Service Providers fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct, and other than for the Market Rate, severance costs owed under Section 2(a)(ii) and other amounts expressly owed hereunder, Service Provider will not be liable for any damages, fines, penalties, deficiencies, losses, liabilities (including settlements and judgments) and expenses (including interest, court costs, reasonable fees and expenses of attorneys, accountants or other experts and professionals or other reasonable fees and expenses of litigation or other proceedings or of any claim, default or assessment) ( Losses ) arising out of a breach of Service Providers obligations in connection with the Services provided under this Agreement. Service Provider agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Service Recipient and its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents as a result of the fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct of Service Provider or its Affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents. Service Recipient agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Service Provider and its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from any Loss resulting from Service Recipients breach of any Third Party Provider Use Requirements.
(b) NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED (INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, ACCURACY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR CONFORMITY TO ANY REPRESENTATION OR DESCRIPTION), ARE MADE BY SERVICE PROVIDER OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES WITH RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF SERVICES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL SUCH REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ARE HEREBY WAIVED AND DISCLAIMED. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING THE FAILURE OF THE ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY REMEDY, SHALL SERVICE PROVIDER BE LIABLE FOR, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTIONS, CUSTOMER CLAIMS, REMITTANCES, COLLECTIONS, INVOICES, PENALTIES, INTEREST OR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE PERFORMANCE OF, ANY DELAY IN THE PERFORMING, FAILURE TO PERFORM OR DEFECTS IN THE PERFORMANCE OF, THE SERVICES CONTEMPLATED TO BE PERFORMED BY SERVICE PROVIDER PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER A PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
11. Term and Service Termination Dates .
(a) This Agreement (other than Sections 9 , 10 , 11 and 13 ) shall terminate upon the last of the Termination Dates in respect of all Services to be provided hereunder; provided that the rights of the Parties in respect of any claims that have accrued prior to such termination shall survive such termination.
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(b) For each Service, the service period during which Service Provider is obligated to provide such Service to Service Recipient ends as of the Termination Date set forth on the applicable Services Schedule. The Parties agree to cooperate if necessary to adjust the applicable Termination Date to end on a date that is the end of a calendar or fiscal month, as deemed appropriate. Service Recipient may terminate any Service prior to its Termination Date by providing to Service Provider written notice of termination, which shall be deemed irrevocable upon delivery (a Termination Notice ), not less than sixty (60) days before the date of such earlier termination except as otherwise specified in the Services Schedules; provided that if the Services Schedules indicate that any Service is dependent on one or more other Services, then each such Service must be terminated together; provided further that any termination may be on a location by location basis if so indicated on the Services Schedules. In the event a Service is terminated prior to its Termination Date pursuant to Service Recipients Termination Notice, Service Recipient shall reimburse Service Provider for any out-of-pocket costs incurred by Service Provider through the date of receipt of any Termination Notice in expectation that such Service would be provided until the applicable Termination Date (subject to Service Provider exercising commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate such costs). Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the receipt of a Termination Notice, if Service Provider is unable to transition the applicable Service to Service Recipient or its designee in a commercially reasonable manner which does not unduly disrupt the Service on the requested termination date, Service Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with past practice to transition such Service as soon as possible, and any resulting third party out-of-pocket costs to Service Recipient shall be paid by Service Recipient.
(c) In the event either Party defaults in the performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement, and if such default is not excused and not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice from the other Party specifying such default, then the non-defaulting Party may at any time thereafter terminate, at its option, any such Service that is the subject of such default by giving five (5) days prior written notice; provided that if no such termination notice is given within fifteen (15) days after the end of the thirty (30) day cure period, then the non-defaulting Party waives all rights to terminate such Service with respect to such default; provided further , that such fifteen (15) day period referred to in the immediately foregoing proviso shall be extended if (x) the Parties dispute whether there has been a default hereunder or (y) agree that there has been a default hereunder and have a dispute related to such default, and in either case are attempting to resolve such dispute pursuant to Section 9(c) until ten (10) days after there has been a final determination pursuant to the procedures in Section 9(c ) .
(d) Any Service can be terminated prior to the Distribution Date, with no fee, penalty or ongoing obligation, if Service Recipient provides a Termination Notice to Service Provider (which may be via email) at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Distribution Date; provided , however , that Service Recipient shall reimburse Service Provider for any out-of-pocket costs incurred by Service Provider through the date of receipt of any Termination Notice received prior to the Distribution Date (subject to Service Provider exercising commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate such costs).
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12. Independent Contractor .
The Parties hereto understand and agree that this Agreement does not make either of them an agent or legal representative of the other for any purpose whatsoever. No Party is granted, by this Agreement or otherwise, any right or authority to assume or create any obligation or responsibilities, express or implied, on behalf of or in the name of any other Party, or to bind any other Party in any manner whatsoever. The Parties expressly acknowledge (i) that Service Provider is an independent contractor with respect to Service Recipient in all respects, including the provision of the Services, and (ii) that the Parties are not partners, joint venturers, employees or agents of or with each other.
13. Confidentiality .
(a) Any Confidential Information of the Parties shall be subject to Section 8.6 of the Distribution Agreement. With respect to any information disclosed by one Party to another Party for the purpose of this Agreement or otherwise accessible to such other Party during the performance hereunder, including any Customer Information ( Confidential Information ), the Party receiving such Confidential Information agrees that it will use the same skill and care as set forth in Section 1(a) to prevent the disclosure or accessibility to others of the disclosing Partys Confidential Information and will use such Confidential Information only for the purposes of this Agreement, the Distribution Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements. The receiving Party and its employees, representatives and agents (including any Third Party Provider) (collectively, the Recipient Parties ) shall only disclose and permit access to Confidential Information of the other Parties to such Recipient Parties who have a need to know such Confidential Information for the purposes of this Agreement, the Distribution Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements and who are informed of the obligation to hold such Confidential Information confidential and in respect of whose failure to comply with such obligations, the applicable Party will be responsible. For Confidential Information provided with respect to any Service, the obligations of the Recipient Parties pursuant to this Section 13 shall expire on the date that is five (5) years from the termination of such Service. Each Party shall provide prompt written notice of any breach of the obligations under this Section 13 by such Party or its Recipient Parties and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to assist the other Party in remedying any such breach.
(b) Specifically excluded from the definition of Confidential Information is any and all information that:
(i) is independently developed by the Recipient Parties after the Effective Time without reference to any Confidential Information;
(ii) is or comes to be in the public domain or available to the public through no fault of the Recipient Parties of the Confidential Information; or
(iii) is lawfully acquired after the Effective Time by the Recipient Parties from other sources not known to be subject to confidentiality obligations with respect to such Confidential Information.
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(c) If the Recipient Party is required to disclose Confidential Information by Law, process or regulation, to the extent legally permissible, such Recipient Party shall promptly notify the disclosing Party, reasonably cooperate with the disclosing Party to the extent it may seek to limit such disclosure and, insofar as a protective order or waiver from the disclosing Party is not obtained, only disclose such Confidential Information that is required to be disclosed.
(d) In connection with any permitted disclosure of this Agreement to any third party, each Party shall redact the portions of the Services Schedules that are not relevant to such third partys inquiry.
(e) It is further understood and agreed that money damages may not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of this Section 13 and that each Party shall be entitled to seek equitable relief, including injunction and specific performance, as remedy for any such breach in any court of competent jurisdiction, without posting bond or other security. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for a breach, but shall be in addition to all other remedies herein described available at law or equity.
14. Audit Rights .
(a) Audits by Service Provider . Upon notice from Service Provider, Service Recipient shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide Service Provider, its auditors (including internal audit staff and external auditors), inspectors, regulators and other reasonably designated representatives as Service Provider may from time to time designate in writing (collectively, the Service Provider Auditors ) with access to, at reasonable times, any Service Recipient facility or part of a facility at which Service Recipient is using the Services, Service Recipient personnel, and data and records relating to the Services for purposes of verifying compliance with this Agreement. Service Provider audits may include security reviews (including Service Recipients completion of security-related questionnaires) of the Services and Service Recipients systems, including reasonable use of automated scanning tools such as network scanners, port scanners, and web inspection tools. Service Recipient will provide any assistance that Service Provider Auditors may reasonably require with respect to such audits. Upon notice from Service Recipient, Service Provider shall provide Service Recipient and its auditors with access to, at reasonable times, books and records relating to the Services or this Agreement in order for Service Recipient to comply with applicable Laws.
(b) Audits by Service Recipient . Service Recipient shall have the right, upon at least thirty (30) days written notice to Service Provider, and in a manner to avoid unreasonable interruption to Service Providers business, to perform audit procedures over Service Providers internal controls and procedures for the Services provided by Service Provider under this Agreement; provided that, such audit right shall exist solely to the extent required by Service Recipients external auditors to ensure Service Recipients compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to determine if Service Recipients financial statements conform to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), to verify third-party expenses or to the extent required by any Governmental Authority; provided , further , that such audit right shall not grant Service Recipient the right to perform audit activities with respect to any Third Party Provider engaged in the provision of the Services. Service Provider shall use commercially
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reasonable efforts to provide Service Recipient and its auditors with appropriate space, furnishings, and telephone, facsimile and photocopy equipment as Service Recipient or its auditors may reasonably require to perform such audit procedures. Service Provider shall consider in good faith, but shall not be obligated to make, changes to its controls and procedures to address any findings of such audits. Service Recipient shall pay or reimburse all of Service Providers incremental costs arising from all such audit-related activities, provision of space, furnishings and equipment, and analysis and implementation, if any, of any potential changes in Service Providers controls or procedures described in this Section 14(b ).
15. Beneficiary of Services; No Third Party Beneficiaries.
This Agreement is for the sole benefit of the Parties hereto, and nothing expressed or implied shall give or be construed to give any Person any legal or equitable rights hereunder, whether as a third-party beneficiary or otherwise. Each Party agrees, and each Party in its capacity as a Service Recipient represents and warrants, that the Services shall be provided solely to, and shall be used solely by, Service Recipient and its Subsidiaries. Service Recipient shall not resell or provide the Services to any other Person, or permit the use of the Services by any Person other than Service Recipient and its Subsidiaries.
16. Entire Agreement .
This Agreement, together with the Distribution Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements, constitutes the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and negotiations, both written and oral, between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. In the event and to the extent that there shall be a conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of the Distribution Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement, the Parties agree that this Agreement shall govern. The Parties agree that, in the event of an express conflict between the terms of this Agreement and a Services Schedule, the terms of the Services Schedule shall govern as it relates to the Services to which such terms and conditions apply.
17. Amendment; Waiver .
This Agreement and the Services Schedules may be amended, and any provision of this Agreement may be waived, only if such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed, in the case of an amendment, by each of the Parties, or in the case of a waiver, by the Party against whom the waiver is effective. No failure or delay by either Party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
18. Notices .
All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications to any Party hereunder shall be in writing (including telecopy, electronic transmission or similar writing) and shall be given as follows:
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if to HLT:
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.
7930 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 1100
McLean, Virginia 22102
Attn: General Counsel
Facsimile: (703) 883-6188
if to PK:
Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.
1600 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1000
McLean, Virginia 22102
Attn: General Counsel
Facsimile: (703) 893-1057
if to HGV:
Hilton Grand Vacations Inc.
6355 MetroWest Boulevard, Suite 180
Orlando, Florida 32835
Attn: General Counsel
Facsimile: (407) 722-3776
or to such other address or telecopy number and with such other copies, as such Party may hereafter specify for the purpose of notice to the other Parties. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement and, to the extent applicable and unless otherwise provided therein, under each of the Ancillary Agreements shall be in English, shall be in writing and shall be given or made (and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon receipt) by delivery in person, by overnight courier service, by facsimile or electronic transmission with receipt confirmed (followed by delivery of an original via overnight courier service) or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 18 ).
19. Non-Assignability .
Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations of either Party hereunder may be assigned or transferred by any such Party without the prior written consent of the other Party (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), and any purported assignment, without such prior written consent shall be null and void. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) any Party may assign or transfer all its rights hereunder without such consent to an acquirer in connection with a sale of all or substantially all of its assets or other similar change in control of such Party and (b) Service Provider may assign any or all of its rights or obligations arising under this Agreement to any of its Affiliates that is reasonably capable of providing the Services ( provided , however , that Service Provider shall remain primarily responsible for its obligations under this Agreement notwithstanding any such assignment).
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20. Further Assurances .
From time to time after the date hereof, without further consideration, each Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all appropriate action, do or cause to be done all things reasonably proper or advisable under applicable Law, and execute and deliver such documents as may be required or appropriate to carry out the provisions of this Agreement and to consummate, perform and make effective the transition contemplated hereby.
21. Definitions and Rules of Construction .
(a) Defined terms used in this Agreement have the meanings ascribed to them by definition in this Agreement or in the Distribution Agreement.
(b) This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the Party drafting or causing any instrument to be drafted.
(c) Whenever the words include, including, or includes appear in this Agreement, they shall be read to be followed by the words without limitation or words having similar import.
(d) As used in this Agreement, the plural shall include the singular and the singular shall include the plural.
(e) All references to $ herein shall be references to U.S. Dollars.
22. Counterparts; Effectiveness .
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument. Copies of executed counterparts transmitted by telecopy, telefax or other electronic transmission service shall be considered original executed counterparts for purposes of this Section 22 , provided that receipt of copies of such counterparts is confirmed. This Agreement shall become effective when each Party has received a counterpart hereof signed by the other Party hereto.
23. Section Headings .
The section headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
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24. Severability .
If any provision of this Agreement shall be declared by any court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, all other provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected and shall remain in full force and effect, and the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to replace such illegal, void or unenforceable provision with a provision that corresponds as closely as possible to the intentions of the Parties as expressed by such illegal, void, or unenforceable provision.
25. Governing Law .
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware without reference to any choice-of-law or conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the laws of a different jurisdiction.
26. Consent to Jurisdiction .
Each Party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of (a) the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or (b) if such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, any other state or federal court located within the County of New Castle in the State of Delaware, to resolve any Agreement Dispute that is not resolved pursuant to Sections 9(c) or 9(d). Any judgment of such court may be enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction. Further, notwithstanding Sections 9(c) and 9(d), either Party may apply to the courts specified in this Section 26 for a temporary restraining order or similar emergency relief during the process set forth in such Sections. Each of the Parties agrees that service by U.S. registered mail to such Partys respective address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any of the above Actions and irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any Action in accordance with this Section 26. Nothing in this Section 26 shall limit or restrict the Parties from agreeing to arbitrate any Agreement Dispute pursuant to mutually-agreed procedures.
27. Waiver of Jury Trial .
EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING ANY AGREEMENT DISPUTE.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ W. Steven Standefer |
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Name: | W. Steven Standefer | |
Title: | Senior Vice President |
PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ Sean DellOrto |
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Name: |
Sean DellOrto |
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Title: | EVP, CFO, and Treasurer |
HILTON GRAND VACATIONS INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ Mark Wang |
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Name: | Mark Wang | |
Title: | President and CEO |
SCHEDULE A
[See Attached]
MASTER TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT
SERVICES SCHEDULES
1. | FINANCE |
2. | HUMAN RESOURCES |
3. | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY |
4. | LEGAL |
5. | RISK MANAGEMENT |
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MASTER TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT
SERVICES SCHEDULES
1. | FINANCE |
A. | FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY HLT TO HGV |
B. | FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY HLT TO PK |
C. | FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY HGV TO HLT |
D. | FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY PK TO HLT |
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FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY HLT TO HGV 1
Services |
Market Rate Costs and Expenses |
Service Period 2 |
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Shared Service (US) |
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Accounts Payable processing support, including:
Invoice processing
Payment processing (check printing, ACH, payments, etc.)
Payment voiding and stopping
Payment investigation
W-9 maintenance
Vendor 1099 preparation (service will be completed in January of the year following service termination)
Invoice archiving and maintenance
Vendor Master Data maintenance |
HGV: $3.00/ voucher
Express Checks (same day printing) $25.00 per check
Special Handling of Payments $10.00/ check
Returned Checks $10.00/ check
Stop/ void Payment$10.00/ check |
12/31/17 |
1 | HWHI may, at its sole election determine that certain finance and accounting services that it currently performs as of the date of this agreement may be performed by a third party or outsourced vendor. For the Service Period, to the extent that HWHI elects to engage a third party or outsourced vendor to perform the Services in whole or in any part, it will ensure that the Services are provided on a consistent basis with current HWHI standards, policies and procedures. HWHI will inform HGV to the extent that any Services are being performed by a third party or outsourced vendor. HWHI will also ensure that any third party or outsourced vendor meets its then-current standards for execution of internal controls over financial reporting and other relevant framework. |
2 | Services to continue to be available and provided on request of recipient through no later than date noted. |
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Market Rate Costs and Expenses |
Service Period 2 |
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Governmental required reporting (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Census Bureau, etc.), including quarterly and annual filings as required. | Up to $3,350 per quarter for quarterly filings and an additional $8,625 for separate annually required filings. | 6/30/18 | ||
Financial Systems |
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Provide governance and support for code block requests based upon Hiltons current definitions and timing. Ensure code block segments are appropriately configured and setup in the necessary PeopleSoft and Hyperion applications. Current Hilton related controls will be applied to all areas. Provide Blackline security administration as currently provided | $9,000/ month | 12/31/17 | ||
Consulting type services to support transition of business processes | $150/ hour | 12/31/17 | ||
Consulting support for Hyperion, PeopleSoft, and other financial applications | $175/hour | 12/31/17 | ||
Any activity/support required to effect the separation of financial applications will be mutually agreed upon. | Hourly rates on an as needed basis | 12/31/17 | ||
APAC Service (HGV) |
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Accounts Payable service including:
Coding of invoices
Review of department level results
Process cash disbursements, expense reports, electronic wires |
For A/P and Payroll: At cost for 2.6 FTE and rent $16,667/ month | 12/31/2017 |
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Market Rate Costs and Expenses |
Service Period 2 |
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Cash & Banking: Incremental Backup (US) Ad hoc support to backfill US cash & banking functions, beyond support provided under fixed cost bundle |
Per hour charge $50/hour | 12/31/2017 | ||
Cash & Banking: Incremental Backup (UK, ROW) Ad hoc support to backfill UK and ROW cash & banking functions, beyond support provided under fixed cost bundle, subject to banking access |
Per hour charge $65/hour | 12/31/2017 | ||
Cash & Banking Consulting (Project) Engagement on multi-hour projects, as defined by HGV/PK and agreed by Hilton, on design and/or implementation of global cash & banking services |
Per hour charge $150/hour | 12/31/2017 | ||
Risk/Liquidity Consulting (Project) Engagement on multi-hour projects, as defined by HGV/PK and agreed by Hilton, on design and/or implementation of global risk & liquidity management |
Per hour charge $325/hour | 12/31/2017 | ||
Treasury System Consulting (Project) Engagement on multi-hour projects, as defined by HGV/PK and agreed by Hilton, on design and/or implementation of treasury systems solutions |
Per hour charge $325/hour | 12/31/2017 |
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Services |
Market Rate Costs and Expenses |
Service Period 3 |
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Tax 4 |
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Tax Compliancefurnishing data through 12/31/16 periods | The TMA stipulates each party is to fulfill its obligation at its own cost. No charging for services to occur. | Through completion of 2016 compliance. | ||
Tax audit activity through the 12/31/17 periods. Cooperation and participation rights among the three companies as necessary for administration and completion of tax audits. Rights and obligations for such are stipulated in the TMA. | The TMA stipulates each party is to fulfill its obligation at its own cost. No charging for services to occur. | Through completion of audits up to the periods ending 12/31/17. | ||
Consulting and provision of services for Income Tax Compliance (beyond activities described in TMA), including:
General consulting regarding historic processes employed to perform Income Tax Compliance
Provision of Income Tax Compliance Services
Tax technology consulting services |
Hourly per rate card plus expenses | 12/31/17 (at HLTs discretion, reasonable requests not to be denied, timing of when services performed at HLT sole discretion) |
3 | Services to continue to be available and provided on request of recipient through no later than date noted. |
4 | The following hourly rates for Tax support apply: |
HWHI: |
SVP Tax | $ | 1,200 | |||
VP1 Tax | 1,200 | |||||
VP Tax | 1,000 | |||||
Senior Director/Director | 800 | |||||
Senior Manager/Manager | 400 | |||||
Other | 350 |
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5 | Services to continue to be available and provided on request of recipient through no later than date noted. |
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FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY HLT TO PK 6
6 | HWHI may, at its sole election determine that certain finance and accounting services that it currently performs as of the date of this agreement may be performed by a third party or outsourced vendor. For the Service Period, to the extent that HWHI elects to engage a third party or outsourced vendor to perform the Services in whole or in any part, it will ensure that the Services are provided on a consistent basis with current HWHI standards, policies and procedures. HWHI will inform PK to the extent that any Services are being performed by a third party or outsourced vendor. HWHI will also ensure that any third party or outsourced vendor meets its then-current standards for execution of internal controls over financial reporting and other relevant framework. |
7 | Services to continue to be available and provided on request of recipient through no later than date noted. |
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8 | Services to continue to be available and provided on request of recipient through no later than date noted. |
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9 | Services to continue to be available and provided on request of recipient through no later than date noted. |
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10 | Services to continue to be available and provided on request of recipient through no later than date noted. |
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Services |
Market Rate Costs and Expenses |
Service Period |
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JV Accounting | provided by Accounting, Reporting, Close, and Consolidation | 6/30/18 | ||
Calculation and booking of US GAAP Adjustments |
6/30/18 |
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Intercompany elimination processing and consolidation entries |
6/30/18 |
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USD overrides on equity and IC investment accounts |
6/30/18 |
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Financial Systems | ||||
Provide governance and support for code block requests based upon Hiltons current definitions and timing. Ensure code block segments are appropriately configured and setup in the necessary PeopleSoft and Hyperion applications. Current Hilton related controls will be applied to all areas. Provide Blackline security administration as currently provided | $1,000.00/month for Corporate requests only | 6/30/18 | ||
Consulting type services to support transition of business processes | $150/ hour | 6/30/18 | ||
Consulting support for Hyperion, PeopleSoft, and other financial applications | $175/hour | 6/30/18 | ||
Functional Hyperion support for applications required to support the PK global close, consolidation processes. Also includes the Hyperion application support of the Operational reporting that will be provided by Global Operations Finance. This specifically excludes any Corporate expense/overhead planning support. | Monthly fixed charge of 1.5 FTE $22,500.00 | 6/30/18 | ||
Any activity/support required to effect the separation of financial applications will be mutually agreed upon. | As per need basis | 6/30/18 |
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11 | Services to continue to be available and provided on request of recipient through no later than date noted. |
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Services |
Market Rate Costs and Expenses |
Service Period 11 |
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Cash & Banking: Incremental Backup (US) Ad hoc support to backfill US cash & banking functions, beyond support provided under fixed cost bundle |
Per hour charge $50/hour | 12/31/2017 | ||
Cash & Banking: Incremental Backup (UK, ROW) Ad hoc support to backfill UK and ROW cash & banking functions, beyond support provided under fixed cost bundle, subject to banking access |
Per hour charge $65/hour | 12/31/2017 | ||
Cash & Banking Consulting (Project) Engagement on multi-hour projects, as defined by HGV/PK and agreed by Hilton, on design and/or implementation of global cash & banking services |
Per hour charge $150/hour | 12/31/2017 | ||
Risk/Liquidity Consulting (Project) Engagement on multi-hour projects, as defined by HGV/PK and agreed by Hilton, on design and/or implementation of global risk & liquidity management |
Per hour charge $325/hour | 12/31/2017 | ||
Treasury System Consulting (Project) Engagement on multi-hour projects, as defined by HGV/PK and agreed by Hilton, on design and/or implementation of treasury systems solutions |
Per hour charge $325/hour | 12/31/2017 |
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Tax 13 | ||||
Tax Compliancefurnishing data through 12/31/16 periods | The TMA stipulates each party is to fulfill its obligation at its own cost. No charging for services to occur. | Through completion of 2016 compliance. | ||
Tax audit activity through the 12/31/17 periods. Cooperation and participation rights among the three companies as necessary for administration and completion of tax audits. Rights and obligations for such are stipulated in the TMA. | The TMA stipulates each party is to fulfill its obligation at its own cost. No charging for services to occur. | Through completion of audits up to the periods ending 12/31/17. | ||
Consulting and provision of services for Income Tax Compliance (beyond activities described in TMA), including:
General consulting regarding historic processes employed to perform Income Tax Compliance
Provision of Income Tax Compliance Services
Tax technology consulting services |
Hourly per rate card plus expenses | One year post spin at HLTs discretion, reasonable requests not to be denied, timing of when services performed at HLT sole discretion. |
12 | Services to continue to be available and provided on request of recipient through no later than date noted. |
13 | The following hourly rates for Tax support apply: |
HWHI: |
SVP Tax | $ | 1,200 | |||
VP1 Tax | 1,200 | |||||
VP Tax | 1,000 | |||||
Senior Director/Director | 800 | |||||
Senior Manager/Manager | 400 | |||||
Other | 350 |
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14 | Services to continue to be available and provided on request of recipient through no later than date noted. |
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15 | Services to continue to be available and provided on request of recipient through no later than date noted. |
16 | The following hourly rates for Tax support apply: |
HGV |
VP Tax | $ | 1,000 | |||
Sr Director/Director | 800 | |||||
Sr Manager/Manager | 400 | |||||
Other | 350 |
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Service Period 15 |
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Consulting and provision of services for Income Tax Compliance (beyond activities described in TMA), including:
General consulting regarding historic processes employed to perform Income Tax Compliance
Provision of Income Tax Compliance Services
Tax technology consulting services |
Hourly per rate card plus expenses | One year post spin at HLTs discretion, reasonable requests not to be denied, timing of when services performed at HLT sole discretion. | ||
Income tax audit matters (beyond activity described in TMA), including:
provision of data,
cooperation,
general consulting |
Hourly per rate card plus expenses | One year post spin. | ||
General income tax consulting, including
consulting regarding tax planning
structuring specific to the spin |
Hourly per rate card plus expenses | One year post spin. | ||
Indirect (sales/use) taxesgeneral consulting | Hourly per rate card plus expenses | One year post spin. | ||
Financial Planning & Analysis and Treasury | ||||
Ad hoc consulting | $325/hour | 12/31/2017 |
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17 | Services to continue to be available and provided on request of recipient through no later than date noted. |
18 | The following hourly rates for Tax support apply: |
Park: |
SVP Tax | $ | 1,200 | |||
VP Tax | 1,000 | |||||
Senior Director/Director | 800 | |||||
Senior Manager/Manager | 400 | |||||
Other | 350 |
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SERVICES SCHEDULES
2. | HUMAN RESOURCES |
a. | HR/BENEFITS RELATED SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY HLT |
b. | HR/BENEFITS RELATED SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY PK |
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Service Recipient(s) |
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Service Period |
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Executive Compensation | ||||||
Executive compensation advisory/consulting support | HGV & PK | $250/hour | Through no later than 12/31/2017 | |||
Global Compensation (excluding Executive Compensation) | ||||||
Compensation support related to calculation of 2016 Bonuses and 2017 merit increase and LTI award distribution | HGV & PK | One-time charge of $100,000 (HGV)/ $10,000 (PK) | Through no later than 12/31/2017 | |||
Performance ManagementPM Support 2016cycle performance review/rating process using current performance management system | HGV & PK | One-time charge not to exceed $100,000 (HGV)/ $5,000 one-time charge (PK) | Through no later than 12/31/2017 | |||
Compensation and consulting support Job evaluation, market pricing and general compensation consulting Salary structure building, program design and analysis |
HGV & PK | $250/hour | Through no later than 12/31/2017 | |||
U.S. Benefits | ||||||
Continued health and welfare benefits administrative services, including creation of separate third-party benefit administration platforms (U.S. H&W Program Management Fee) | HGV & PK | Monthly cost $65,000 (HGV)/ $6,000 (PK) | Through no later than 12/31/2017 |
19 | For certain costs that are impacted by participation, the costs in this document are estimated based on current plan enrollment, employee contributions, salaries and elections, as applicable. Actuals will be based on actual number of employees participating, and employee pay and contribution levels. |
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Continued participation in US medical, prescription, dental and vision plans | HGV & PK |
Employer health benefit contribution for medical, prescription and dental monthly cost $2,525,000 (HGV)/ $155,000 (PK)
Vision is 100% employee paid. |
Through no later than 12/31/2017 | |||
Continued participation in US basic life insurance policy | HGV & PK | Monthly cost $27,500 (HGV)/ $2,000 (PK) | Through no later than 12/31/2017 | |||
Continued participation in US supplemental, dependent life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance plan | HGV & PK | Cost included as part of the monthly U.S. H&W Program Management Fee. | Through no later than 12/31/2017 | |||
Continued participation in US employer-paid basic short-term disability plan for the benefit of eligible property-level employees | HGV & PK | Monthly cost $42,000 (HGV)/ $1,400 (PK) | Through no later than 12/31/2017 | |||
Continued participation in US long-term disability plan | HGV & PK | Cost included as part of the monthly U.S. H&W Program Management Fee. | Through no later than 12/31/2017 | |||
Continued U.S. Salary Continuation (SALCO) administrative services | HGV & PK | Monthly cost $1,100 (HGV)/ $200 (PK) | Through no later than 12/31/2017 | |||
Continued Adoption Assistance Program administrative services | HGV | Fee of $75 per claim reviewed | Through no later than 12/31/2017 |
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Continued participation in US employee assistance program | HGV & PK | Monthly cost $6,500 (HGV)/$450 (PK) | Through no later than 12/31/2017 | |||
Continued participation in US business travel accident insurance policy | HGV & PK | Monthly cost $1,900 (HGV)/ $120 (PK) | Through no later than 12/31/2017 | |||
Continued administrative services related to US voluntary insurance policy (home, auto, pet, legal) | HGV & PK | Cost included as part of the monthly U.S. H&W Program Management Fee. | Through no later than 12/31/2017 | |||
Continued U.S. Health & Welfare HRO administrative services related to enrollment, continuation of benefits, dependent verification, outsourced benefits center 20 | HGV & PK | Monthly cost $38,000 (HGV)/ $3,700 (PK) | Through no later than 12/31/2017 | |||
Continued access to health benefits tax reporting service |
HGV & PK | Monthly cost $5,000 | Through no later than 12/31/2017 | |||
Continued administrative services related to US commuter benefits program | HGV & PK | Monthly cost $200 (HGV)/ $25 (PK) | Through no later than 12/31/2017 | |||
Continued administrative services related to pre-tax flexible spending accounts | HGV & PK | Monthly cost $3,100 (HGV)/ $200 (PK) | Through no later than 12/31/2017 |
20 | If HGV or PK changes its human capital management system, U.S. health and welfare costs will increase. The schedule assumes that HGV and PK will not change their human capital management system. |
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Continued administrative services related to pre-tax health savings account benefits | HGV & PK | Monthly cost $825 (HGV)/ $25 (PK) | Through no later than 12/31/2017 | |||
Continued administrative services related to qualified medical child support orders (QMCSO) | HGV & PK | Monthly cost $6,000 (HGV)/ $900 (PK) | Through no later than 12/31/2017 | |||
Continued administrative services of tuition reimbursement program. | HGV & PK | Monthly cost $800 (PK) | Through no later than 12/31/2017 | |||
Continued participation in Go Hilton Programs and related administrative services | HGV & PK | $200,000 annual program management fee (HGV)/ No fee (PK) | HGV and PK continued participation reviewed annually by HLT | |||
Continued access to US domestic relocation support for relocation initiations under relocation plans for current open relocations and new relocation initiations prior to 7/1/2017 under current and revised relocation plans. | HGV & PK | Monthly cost varies based on plan, family size, distance (actual costs will be invoiced to HGV or PK, as applicable, directly) | Through no later than 12/31/2017 | |||
Continued participation in Hilton 401(k) plan and accompanying administrative services | HGV & PK | Monthly cost $22,500 (HGV)/ $2,500 (PK) | Through no later than 12/31/2017 | |||
Matching contributions related to continued participation in Hilton 401(k) plan | HGV & PK | Monthly cost $600,000 (HGV)/ $15,000 (PK). Estimated based on current plan enrollment. Actuals will be based on actual number of employees participating, and employee pay and contribution levels. | Through no later than 12/31/2017 |
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Global expatriate services and administration related to retirement and health and welfare plans | HGV & PK |
Monthly cost $4,500 (HGV)/ $7,500 (PK) for health and welfare support Monthly cost $450 (PK) retirement support |
Through no later than 12/31/2017 | |||
Continued access to Hilton U.S. Marketplace site | HGV | Monthly cost $2,000 | Through no later than 12/31/2017 | |||
Non-U.S. Benefits | ||||||
Provide continued general human resources support in Singapore | HGV | Annual cost $500,000 | Through no later than 12/31/2017, subject to an extension upon review by HLT | |||
Continued administrative support for UK group private medical insurance scheme | HGV | Monthly cost £40 | Through no later than 12/31/2017, subject to an extension upon review by HLT | |||
Continued participation in UK cash medical plan insurance | HGV | 100% employee paid | Through no later than 12/31/2017, subject to an extension upon review by HLT | |||
Continued participation in UK dental plan | HGV | Monthly cost £50, including an administrative fee. | Through no later than 12/31/2017, subject to an extension upon review by HLT | |||
Continued administrative support for UK Life Assurance Plan | HGV | Monthly cost £29 | Through no later than 12/31/2017, subject to an extension upon review by HLT |
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UK Life Insurance Administrationsupport setting up new plan and transitioning employees from Hilton UK Pension Plan Life Assurance policy | HGV | Fixed, one-time fee to vendor of £5,000 | Through no later than 12/31/2017, subject to an extension upon review by HLT | |||
Continued participation in UK long term disability plan | HGV | Monthly cost of £100. Increase possible for 2017 if group is moved moves to Small and Medium Enterprise scheme. | Through no later than 12/31/2017, subject to an extension upon review by HLT | |||
Continued participation in UK employee assistance plan | HGV | Monthly cost of £44 | Through no later than 12/31/2017, subject to an extension upon review by HLT | |||
Continued access to the Hilton UK and Ireland Marketplace site | HGV | Monthly cost £31 | Through no later than 12/31/2017, subject to an extension upon review by HLT | |||
Continued administrative support for UK Hilton Worldwide (UK) personal retirement plan (DC Plan) and UK auto-enrollment plan (DC Plan) for certain specified employee(s) | HGV | Monthly cost £127 | Through no later than 12/31/2017, subject to an extension upon review by HLT | |||
Administrative support in establishing new UK DC plans and related administrative services | HGV | Fixed, one-time fee of £7,000 | Through no later than 12/31/2017, subject to an extension upon review by HLT | |||
Recruitment | ||||||
Continued access to various recruitment-related systems and support (excluding set-up costs) | HGV & PK | Estimated aggregate annual cost $188,500 (HGV)/ $14,810 (PK) | Through no later than 12/31/2017 |
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Background check and drug testing (new hire) services. | PK | $4,950 | Through no later than 12/31/2017 | |||
Support for executive and corporate recruitment | PK |
Executive: 25% of base salary per requisition not to exceed $100,000. Corporate: 20% of base salary per requisition |
Through no later than 12/31/2017 | |||
Recruitment services for select properties | PK | Cost is based on a cost per requisition model. | Through no later than 12/31/2017 | |||
Recruitment services for management level resort roles and volume resort roles | HGV | $500 to $2012 (region dependent) per role for management level resort roles and $225 to $1,600 (region dependent) per role for volume resort roles | Through no later than 12/31/2017 (for management resort roles) and 12/31/2017 (for volume resort roles) | |||
Support to design, develop, prepare and deliver affirmative action plans, develop and deliver OFCCP training; provide OFCCP compliance and audit support. | HGV | $19,195 | Through no later than 12/1/2017 | |||
Learning | ||||||
Course hosting and creation on Hilton Worldwide University | HGV |
$20 per current course hosting fee.
$220 per new course to load and host |
Through no later than 3/31/2017 | |||
Continued access to courseware vendor and software | HGV | Estimated aggregate cost $38,520 including license fee. | Through no later than 12/31/2017 |
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Sales training learning license fee | HGV | 17% of full 2017 contract amount. | Through no later than 9/30/2017 | |||
Ad-hoc learning and development | PK | $250/hour | Through no later than 12/31/2017 | |||
HR IT Systems | ||||||
Continued support in connection with employee lists, Talent Acquisition/Recruitment, continued access to The Lobby, and performance/talent management consulting support. | HGV & PK | $250/hour | Through no later than (a) 12/31/2017 or (b) until a new HCM is implemented by HGV or PK, whichever comes first. | |||
Continued support to learning systemsHilton Worldwide University (HWU) | HGV | $250/hour | Through no later than (a) 12/31/2017 or (b) until a new HCM is implemented by HGV or PK, whichever comes first. | |||
Continued access to performance management systems 21 | PK | $70/form for exempt employees and $3.50/form for non-exempt employees | Through no later than 12/31/2017 or until a new HCM is implemented, whichever comes first. |
21 | The performance management system is connected to transition services provided under the IT schedules. Please review when considering any modifications to these transition services. |
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Technical software and IT support related to learning and performance management system | HGV & PK | $82,500 (HGV)/ $52,800 (PK) annual cost. Will be billed on a quarterly basis. | Through no later than 12/31/2017 or until a new HCM is implemented, whichever comes first. | |||
Access to human resource call center | PK | $50/case | Through no later than 12/31/2017 | |||
HRIS consultingtechnical system and integration support | HGV & PK | $250/hour | Through no later than 12/31/2017 |
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Services |
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Non-US Benefits | ||||||
Continued participation in Brazilian health benefits Seguro Saude Empresarial (medical and dental insurance) for certain specified employee(s) | HLT | Monthly cost $1,500 | Through no later than 12/31/2017 | |||
Continued participation in Brazilian life insurance Seguro de Vida Em Grupo (employer paid group life insurance) for certain specified employee(s) | HLT | Monthly cost $50 | Through no later than 12/31/2017 |
| For certain costs that are impacted by participation, the costs in this document are estimated based on current plan enrollment, employee contributions, salaries and elections, as applicable. Actuals will be based on actual number of employees participating, and employee pay and contribution levels. |
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MASTER TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT
SERVICES SCHEDULES
3. | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY |
a. | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY HLT TO HGV |
b. | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY HLT TO PK |
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Financial and Core HR Systems | ||||
General Ledger Systems Management of general ledger used to keep track of all financial transactions. Hilton provides the following support for GL systems:
Accounts Receivable and Billing Systems Management of systems used to support accounting transactions dealing with the billing of a customer for goods and services that a customer has ordered. Hilton provides the following support for AR and Billing systems:
Accounts Payable Systems Management of systems used to support money owed by Hilton to its suppliers. Hilton provides the following support for accounts payable systems:
Financial Reporting Systems Suite of applications used to support both internal management reporting as well as the foundation for external reporting (e.g., SEC and Statutory). Includes capabilities to create/update budgets and forecasts as well as report on actuals during close.
Enterprise Data Warehouse reporting/HGV Dashboard
Current reports will be serviced as is
Costs of any requested changes will be discussed and costs will be mutually agreed
Budgeting and Forecasting Systems Management of systems used to manage the budgeting and forecasting process. Hilton provides functional and IT support for hotel users during global business working hours with weekend support during budget season.
Reconciliation Systems Management of systems used to manage the financial close process and bank reconciliations. Hilton provides the following support for reconciliation systems: |
Annual cost: $950,000 |
24 months
Can terminate early based on TSA notice provisions
Cannot be scaled down |
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Service Period |
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Travel and Expense Systems Management of systems used to process transactions associated with travel and valid company expenses. Hilton provides the following support for travel and expense systems:
Human Resources, Payroll, Timekeeping, and Related Systems Management of the core PeopleSoft 9.1 Human Resources, Payroll and Timekeeping environment including ADP, UniFocus, Greenware, Ceridian UK Payroll and related services. Manage vendor partners including Dell, TCS, etc.
All Financial and Core HR Systems Include:
Functional and IT support for end users.
Ensures that all transactions have been properly accounted for and accurately reflected in the companys accounting process.
Management of all product releases and enhancements.
Management of change control to support SOX compliance.
Infrastructure to support these systems.
Management of license agreements.
End user security administration process. |
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Legal and Contracting Systems | ||||
Legal and Contracting Management of systems used to support the legal and contracting functions. Hilton provides the following support for Legal and Contracting systems:
Matter management, contract negotiation document management, contract repository, trademark management, corporate filing tracking, eDiscovery and legal hold management, records management.
Physical and digital records management.
Management of all product releases and enhancements.
Infrastructure to support these systems.
Management of license agreements.
End user security administration process. |
Annual cost: $150,000 |
9 Months
Can terminate early based on TSA notice provisions
Cannot be scaled down |
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Help Desk Services | ||||
Help Desk and Desktop Support Management of the help desk. | Annual cost: $550,000 |
8 Months
Can terminate early based on TSA notice provisions
Can be scaled down based on count of users with access to the help desk |
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Data Center and Security Management | ||||
Data Center Management of servers and other infrastructure housed in a data center. This includes management of the business resumption planning, disaster recovery requirements and crisis planning/communication.
Identity Systems Management of the Identity Management and Directory Services environments. IDM manages the provisioning and lifecycle of accounts in the Hilton ecosystem.
Management of IDM and Authentication infrastructure.
Day to day support of IDM, LDAP, RSA Access Manager and Securid servers.
Distribution of RSA Securid tokens.
User account management including Add/Remove resources and roles to user accounts moves between Organizations.
User lockout and other password issues including password out of sync issues.
Troubleshooting and resolving account issues.
Creation of Corporate Contractor and Call Center contractor accounts.
Bug fixes for existing IDM functionality.
New feature enhancements for IDM Website.
Creation, testing and deployment of new roles/capabilities according to given business requirements.
Creation, testing and deployment of new workflows to support business processes. |
Annual cost: $4,175,000 |
14 Months
Can terminate early based on TSA notice provisions
Can be scaled down based on count of servers receiving services |
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Creation, testing and deployment of new user types.
Creation, testing and deployment of new SSO federation agreements.
Maintain and administer the information security program protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data.
Develop and maintain information security policies, standards, and processes.
Provide guidance and direction on information security matters during the project lifecycle, as well as technology and technology services procurement.
Manage information security communications and inquiries with internal and external stakeholders.
Web Proxy Services Management of the web proxy environment used for security and bandwidth management purposes.
Scan, filter, and protect against email attacks originating from malicious attachments, links, and other methods.
Services are not severable while using the Hilton email system.
Scan and block malicious network traffic.
Control internal and external network traffic based on network, host, and port / protocol.
Services are not severable while using Hilton Internet, data center, and / or WAN connections.
Protect against malicious activity on servers and workstations.
Perform change auditing and alerting.
Protect sensitive accounts and passwords from misuse.
Identify security vulnerabilities and route for resolution.
Services are not severable while hosts reside in Hilton networks.
Monitor the environment for potential security incidents. Review and investigate as warranted.
Platform to deliver and track information security awareness training for general users. |
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Service Period |
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Platform to deliver and track secure code training for developers.
Maintain and enhance the IT internal controls program necessary to support SOX requirements and the Centralized Accounting service organization audit (SOC1).
Maintain and enhance the PCI program necessary to support periodic compliance validation reporting.
File and Print Services Management of local file and print services along with any other local on premise servers. |
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Telecom / Network Systems | ||||
Telecom Systems Management of the telecom environment. This includes cloud PBX, voice mail, conference calling, etc.
Management of all product releases and enhancements.
Infrastructure to support these systems.
Management of license agreements.
End user security administration process.
VPN Services Management of the VPN environment for all global network access.
Network Connectivity Management of the Local and Wide Area Networking environment. Includes items such as switches, WAPs, routers, etc. Also includes access to video conferencing. |
Annual cost: $550,000 |
14 Months
Can terminate early based on TSA notice provisions
Cannot be scaled down |
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Email and Related Services | ||||
Email and Related Services Management of the email environment. This includes distribution list creation and management, email archiving, mobile device access, instant messaging, list server, etc.
Management of all product releases and enhancements.
Infrastructure to support these systems.
Management of license agreements.
End user security administration process. |
Annual cost: $650,000 |
8 Months
Can terminate early based on TSA notice provisions
Can be scaled down based on count of email users receiving services |
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Market Rate Costs and Expenses |
Service Period |
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Intranet and Portal Systems | ||||
Intranet and Portal Systems Management of the Intranet, Portal and Team Sites.
Corporate communications, portfolio reporting, property operational reporting and collaboration resources.
Management of all product releases and enhancements.
Infrastructure to support these systems.
Management of license agreements.
End user security administration process. |
Annual cost: $200,000 |
10 Months
Can terminate early based on TSA notice provisions
Cannot be scaled down |
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Pass Through of Direct Software Costs | ||||
Direct Software Costs including Oracle and Microsoft. | Annual cost: $2,325,000 |
24 months
Can terminate early based on TSA notice provisions
Can be scaled down based on direct costs |
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Benefits Conversion | ||||
Conversion: HGVC and REIT will be responsible for all aspects (including cost) of the migration of systems to their end state environments during the transition period. This includes any required system selection, contracting, design, implementation, and testing of the systems. All system configuration data such as user profiles, report definition, interface configurations, external interface data, system rules, application tables, etc. will be provided by Hilton as reasonably requested. Hilton will provide any available documentation of current system configurations as reasonably requested. | $300/hour |
24 months
Cost based on actual usage |
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Data Migration | ||||
Systems & Data Migration: Hilton will provide data owned by the relevant party in a format requested as reasonably requested. | $300/hour |
24 months
Cost based on actual usage |
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Market Rate Costs and Expenses |
Service Period |
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Financial Systems | ||||
General Ledger Systems Management of general ledger used to keep track of all financial transactions. Hilton provides the following support for GL systems:
Accounts Receivable and Billing Systems Management of systems used to support accounting transactions dealing with the billing of a customer for goods and services that a customer has ordered. Hilton provides the following support for AR and Billing systems:
Accounts Payable Systems Management of systems used to support money owed by Hilton to its suppliers. Hilton provides the following support for accounts payable systems:
Financial Reporting Systems Suite of applications used to support both internal management reporting as well as the foundation for external reporting (e.g., SEC and Statutory). Includes capabilities to create/update budgets and forecasts as well as report on actuals during close.
Enterprise Data Warehouse reporting/HGV Dashboard
Current reports will be serviced as is
Costs of any requested changes will be discussed and costs will be mutually agreed
Budgeting and Forecasting Systems Management of systems used to manage the budgeting and forecasting process. Hilton provides functional and IT support for hotel users during global business working hours with weekend support during budget season.
Reconciliation Systems Management of systems used to manage the financial close process and bank reconciliations. Hilton provides the following support for reconciliation systems:
Travel and Expense Systems Management of systems used to process transactions associated with travel and valid company expenses. Hilton provides the following support for travel and expense systems: |
Annual cost: $181,000 |
24 months
Can terminate early based on TSA notice provisions
Cannot be scaled down |
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Service Period |
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Human Resources, Payroll, Timekeeping, and Related Systems Management of the core PeopleSoft 9.1 Human Resources, Payroll and Timekeeping environment including ADP, UniFocus, Greenware, Ceridian UK Payroll and related services. Manage vendor partners including Dell, TCS, etc.
All Financial and Core HR Systems Include:
Functional and IT support for end users.
Ensures that all transactions have been properly accounted for and accurately reflected in the companys accounting process.
Management of all product releases and enhancements.
Management of change control to support SOX compliance.
Infrastructure to support these systems.
Management of license agreements.
End user security administration process. |
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Treasury Systems | ||||
Treasury Systems Management of systems used to support risk and liquidity management, cash management, and treasury and cash accounting. Hilton leverages a system called Global Treasury Management System (GTMS) that is based on the Wall Street Systems software. This is a 3 rd party hosted system that integrates with Hiltons network via a dedicated T1 connection. Hilton provides the following IT support for treasury systems: | Annual Cost: $19,000 |
24 months
Can terminate early based on TSA notice provisions
Cannot be scaled down |
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Help Desk and Desktop Support Services | ||||
Help Desk and Desktop Support Management of the help desk and desk side support services.
During the TSA period while Hilton resources are being used, Contract Services for DSS personnel will be charged on an as-needed basis (separate from the $175,000 annual cost).
During the TSA period REIT will be charged for helpdesk services based on headcount reports.
During the TSA period while using Hilton helpdesk and DSS services provisioned by Hilton, the HWI Standards and SOPs will prevail.
Desktop Hardware and Software Management and procurement of the client devices used by employees such as desktops, laptops, printers, etc. as well as the software installed on those devices. This includes desktop security services, such as anti-malware. |
Annual Cost: $175,000 |
24 Months
Can terminate early based on TSA notice provisions
Can be scaled down based on TSA count of users with access to the help desk |
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Data Center and Security Management | ||||
Data Center Management of servers and other infrastructure housed in a data center. This includes management of the business resumption planning, disaster recovery requirements and crisis planning/communication.
Identity Systems Management of the Identity Management and Directory Services environments. IDM manages the provisioning and lifecycle of accounts in the Hilton ecosystem.
Management of IDM and Authentication infrastructure.
Day to day support of IDM, LDAP, RSA Access Manager and Securid servers.
Distribution of RSA Securid tokens.
User account management including Add/Remove resources and roles to user accounts moves between Organizations.
User lockout and other password issues including password out of sync issues. |
Annual Cost: $55,000 |
24 Months
Can terminate early based on TSA notice provisions
Can be scaled down based on count of servers receiving services |
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Services |
Market Rate Costs and Expenses |
Service Period |
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Troubleshooting and resolving account issues.
Creation of Corporate Contractor and Call Center contractor accounts.
Bug fixes for existing IDM functionality.
New feature enhancements for IDM Website.
Creation, testing and deployment of new roles/capabilities according to given business requirements.
Creation, testing and deployment of new workflows to support business processes.
Creation, testing and deployment of new user types.
Creation, testing and deployment of new SSO federation agreements.
Maintain and administer the information security program protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data.
Develop and maintain information security policies, standards, and processes.
Provide guidance and direction on information security matters during the project lifecycle, as well as technology and technology services procurement.
Manage information security communications and inquiries with internal and external stakeholders.
Web Proxy Services Management of the web proxy environment used for security and bandwidth management purposes.
Scan, filter, and protect against email attacks originating from malicious attachments, links, and other methods.
Services are not severable while using the Hilton email system.
Scan and block malicious network traffic.
Control internal and external network traffic based on network, host, and port / protocol.
Services are not severable while using Hilton Internet, data center, and / or WAN connections. |
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Services |
Market Rate Costs and Expenses |
Service Period |
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Protect against malicious activity on servers and workstations.
Perform change auditing and alerting.
Protect sensitive accounts and passwords from misuse.
Identify security vulnerabilities and route for resolution.
Services are not severable while hosts reside in Hilton networks.
Monitor the environment for potential security incidents. Review and investigate as warranted.
Platform to deliver and track information security awareness training for general users.
Platform to deliver and track secure code training for developers.
Maintain and enhance the IT internal controls program necessary to support SOX requirements and the Centralized Accounting service organization audit (SOC1).
Maintain and enhance the PCI program necessary to support periodic compliance validation reporting.
File and Print Services Management of local file and print services along with any other local on premise servers. |
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Telecom / Network Systems | ||||
Telecom Systems Management of the telecom environment. This includes cloud PBX, voice mail, conference calling, etc.
Management of all product releases and enhancements.
Infrastructure to support these systems.
Management of license agreements.
End user security administration process.
VPN Services Management of the VPN environment for all global network access.
Network Connectivity Management of the Local and Wide Area Networking environment. Includes items such as switches, WAPs, routers, etc. Also includes access to video conferencing. |
Annual Cost: $125,000 |
24 Months
Can terminate early based on TSA notice provisions
Cannot be scaled down |
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Services |
Market Rate Costs and Expenses |
Service Period |
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Conversion | ||||
Conversion: HGVC and REIT will be responsible for all aspects (including cost) of the migration of systems to their end state environments during the transition period. This includes any required system selection, contracting, design, implementation, and testing of the systems. All system configuration data such as user profiles, report definition, interface configurations, external interface data, system rules, application tables, etc. will be provided by Hilton as reasonably requested. Hilton will provide any available documentation of current system configurations as reasonably requested. | $300/hour |
24 months
Cost based on actual usage |
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Data Migration | ||||
Systems & Data Migration: Hilton will provide data owned by the relevant party in a format requested as reasonably requested. | $300/hour |
24 months
Cost based on actual usage |
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MASTER TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT
SERVICES SCHEDULES
4. | LEGAL |
a. | LEGAL RELATED SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY HLT |
b. | LEGAL RELATED SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY HGV |
c. | LEGAL RELATED SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY PK |
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LEGAL RELATED SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY HLT DURING TRANSITION PERIOD
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Services |
Service Recipient(s) |
Market Rate Costs and Expenses |
Service Period |
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e. Additional documents not already in the possession of Service Recipient, including:
Relevant corporate entity records and communications
Real estate records for relevant properties
Lease agreements and records for relevant properties (PK only)
Contracts that have been retained or assumed by requesting Service Recipient
Loan agreements retained or assumed by Service Recipient
Benefit plans
Labor/employment-related agreements |
HGV, PK |
Applicable hourly rate + any necessary third party costs |
Effective Date 12/31/2018 | |||
II. Legal Systems Access. | ||||||
a. Access to Matter Management System . HLT will provide Service Recipient with continued access to and use of matter management software system. |
HGV |
Cost of license + Any applicable hourly rate for technical support provided by HLT |
Effective Date 12/31/2017 for HGV
Effective Date 9/30/2017 for PK |
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b. Matter Management Data Migration. HLT will provide consulting services in connection with migrating PK data out of existing matter management system into new environment (to the extent not complete in the initial distribution of records), including:
Formulating plan for migrating such data
Engaging and directing necessary third party vendors to migrate data |
PK |
Applicable hourly rate + any necessary third party costs |
03/31/2017 9/30/2017 |
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Services |
Service Recipient(s) |
Market Rate Costs and Expenses |
Service Period |
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b. Regulatory Compliance . Consulting services related to regulatory practices, procedures, policies and compliance with respect to the business of the Service Recipient, including:
Historical FCPA compliance policies and procedures
Assistance with data and records related to OFAC compliance programs |
HGV, PK |
Applicable hourly rate + any necessary third party costs |
Effective Date 12/31/17 | |||
c. Benefits Plans. Consulting services related to start-up and ongoing administration of benefit plan matters set forth in Employment Matters Agreement, including:
Historical benefits plans
Benefit plan transition matters (e.g., assumption of existing plan, adoption of new plan, etc.)
Notices and correspondence related to benefits plans |
HGV, PK |
Applicable hourly rate + any necessary third party costs |
Effective Date 12/31/2017 | |||
d. Labor & Employment . Consulting services related to ongoing labor and employment matters, including:
Historical information related to labor unions and card check
Historical information related to collective bargaining |
HGV, PK |
Applicable hourly rate + any necessary third party costs |
Effective Date 12/31/2017 |
Hourly Rates for Consulting Services Performed by HLT
| Administrative Assistant/Paralegal: $225/hour |
| Systems Services and Consulting: $281/hour |
| Junior Attorney: $450/hour |
| Senior Attorney: $750/hour |
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LEGAL RELATED SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY HGV DURING TRANSITION PERIOD
Services |
Service Recipient(s) |
Market Rate Costs and Expenses |
Minimum Service Period |
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I. Upon request of Service Recipient, HGV will reasonably provide records and documents not already in the possession of Service Recipients, subject to appropriate exclusions and restrictions for classified Information, Privileged Information or Confidential Information (as defined in the Distribution Agreement) * |
HLT, PK |
Applicable hourly rate + any necessary third party costs |
Effective date 12/31/2017 | |||
II. Upon the request of Service Recipient, HGV will reasonably provide consulting services regarding specific questions related to Service Recipient matters, excluding any and all claims or litigation to which HGV is or may be adverse |
HLT, PK |
Applicable hourly rate + any necessary third party costs |
Effective date 12/31/2017 |
* | After 12/31/17 (and for the avoidance of doubt), the parties shall have the ongoing rights to obtain Information set forth in the Distribution Agreement (including under Section 8.3 thereof). |
Hourly Rates for Legal Services Performed by HGV
| Administrative Assistant/Paralegal: $225/hour |
| Systems Services and Consulting: $281/hour |
| Junior Attorney: $450/hour |
| Senior Attorney: $750/hour |
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LEGAL RELATED SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY PK DURING TRANSITION PERIOD
Services |
Service Recipient(s) |
Market Rate Costs and Expenses |
Minimum Service Period |
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I. Upon request of Service Recipient, PK will reasonably provide records and documents not already in the possession of Service Recipients, subject to appropriate exclusions and restrictions for classified Information, Privileged Information or Confidential Information (as defined in the Distribution Agreement) * |
HGV, HLT |
Applicable hourly rate + any necessary third party costs |
Effective date 12/31/2017 | |||
II. Upon the request of Service Recipient, PK will reasonably provide consulting services regarding specific questions related to Service Recipient matters, excluding any and all claims or litigation to which PK is or may be adverse |
HGV, HLT |
Applicable hourly rate + any necessary third party costs |
Effective date 12/31/2017 |
* | After 12/31/17 (and for the avoidance of doubt), the parties shall have the ongoing rights to obtain Information set forth in the Distribution Agreement (including under Section 8.3 thereof). |
Hourly Rates for Legal Services Performed by PK
| Administrative Assistant/Paralegal: $225/hour |
| Systems Services and Consulting: $281/hour |
| Junior Attorney: $450/hour |
| Senior Attorney: $750/hour |
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MASTER TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT
SERVICES SCHEDULES
5. | RISK MANAGEMENT |
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RISK MANAGEMENT RELATED SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY HLT
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MASTER TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT
SERVICES SCHEDULES
6. | PROJECT MANAGEMENT |
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT RELATED SERVICES
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MASTER TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT
SERVICES SCHEDULES
8. | LIVINGWELL |
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LIVINGWELL-RELATED SERVICES
Services |
Service Recipient(s) |
Market Rate Costs and Expenses |
Minimum Service Period |
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Project Management Services to be provided by HLT | ||||||
Administrative support for the operation of a Livingwell-branded health club at Craigendarroch Suites, including:
Support for the preparation of monthly performance reports;
Support for marketing operations and promotions;
Support for periodic trainings
Assistance with periodic support conference calls
Other reasonable administrative support as agreed by the parties. |
HGV |
Marketing, training and membership systems fees - £351 per calendar month
Monthly Royalty and Support Fee - £800 per calendar month |
Effective date 12/31/2017 |
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SCHEDULE B
TSA Managers
HLT: Mike Duffy
HGV: Eduardo Schutte
PK: Darren Robb
Exhibit 10.4
STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF JANUARY 2, 2017
AMONG
PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC.
AND
THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO
Table of Contents
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ARTICLE I. INTRODUCTORY MATTERS |
1 | |||||
1.1 |
Defined Terms | 1 | ||||
1.2 |
Construction | 3 | ||||
ARTICLE II. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MATTERS |
3 | |||||
2.1 |
Election of Directors | 3 | ||||
ARTICLE III. INFORMATION; VCOC |
5 | |||||
3.1 |
Books and Records; Access | 5 | ||||
3.2 |
Certain Reports | 5 | ||||
3.3 |
VCOC | 5 | ||||
ARTICLE IV. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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4.1 |
Termination | 7 | ||||
4.2 |
Notices | 8 | ||||
4.3 |
Amendment; Waiver | 8 | ||||
4.4 |
Further Assurances | 9 | ||||
4.5 |
Assignment | 9 | ||||
4.6 |
Third Parties | 9 | ||||
4.7 |
Governing Law | 9 | ||||
4.8 |
Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial | 9 | ||||
4.9 |
Specific Performance | 9 | ||||
4.10 |
Entire Agreement | 10 | ||||
4.11 |
Severability | 10 | ||||
4.12 |
Table of Contents, Headings and Captions | 10 | ||||
4.13 |
Grant of Consent | 10 | ||||
4.14 |
Counterparts | 10 | ||||
4.15 |
Effectiveness | 10 | ||||
4.16 |
No Recourse | 10 |
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STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
This Stockholders Agreement is entered into as of January 2, 2017 by and among Park Hotels & Resorts Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company ), and each of the other parties identified on the signature pages hereto (the Investor Parties ).
BACKGROUND:
WHEREAS, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. ( Hilton ) has distributed its entire interest in the Company by way of a dividend of all outstanding shares of the Companys Common Stock (as defined below) owned by Hilton to holders of Hilton Common Stock (as defined below).
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
INTRODUCTORY MATTERS
1.1 Defined Terms . In addition to the terms defined elsewhere herein, the following terms have the following meanings when used herein with initial capital letters:
Affiliate has the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act, as in effect on the date hereof.
Agreement means this Stockholders Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
Beneficially Own has the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.
Blackstone Designee has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).
Blackstone Designator means the Blackstone Party, or any group of Blackstone Parties collectively, then holding of record a majority of Common Stock held of record by all Blackstone Parties.
Blackstone Entities means the entities comprising the Blackstone Parties and their Affiliates.
Blackstone Parties means the entities listed on the signature pages hereto under the heading Blackstone Parties and any other Blackstone Entities that may from time to time become parties hereto.
Board means the board of directors of the Company.
Business Day means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, federal or New York State holiday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to close.
Company has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Common Stock means the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, and any other stock of the Company into which outstanding shares of such stock is reclassified or reconstituted and any other common stock of the Company.
Control (including its correlative meanings, Controlled by and under common Control with ) means possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise) of a Person.
Director means any director of the Company.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the same may be amended from time to time.
Governmental Authority means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.
Hilton Common Stock means the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Hilton, and any other stock of Hilton into which outstanding shares of such stock is reclassified or reconstituted and any other common stock of Hilton.
Investor Parties has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
IPO means the initial public offering of Hilton.
Law means any statute, law, regulation, ordinance, rule, injunction, order, decree, governmental approval, directive, requirement, or other governmental restriction or any similar form of decision of, or determination by, or any interpretation or administration of any of the foregoing by, any Governmental Authority.
Person means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization, or other form of business organization, whether or not regarded as a legal entity under applicable Law, or any Governmental Authority or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof.
Plan Asset Regulation has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.
Pre-IPO Owners means the Blackstone Entities and the other Persons who held Hilton Common Stock at the time of the IPO and any Affiliate thereof that shall become a holder of any Hilton Common Stock.
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Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity of which: (i) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, representatives or trustees thereof is at the time owned or Controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof; or (ii) if a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity, a majority of the total voting power of stock (or equivalent ownership interest) of the limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity is at the time owned or Controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof. For purposes hereof, a Person or Persons shall be deemed to have a majority ownership interest in a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity if such Person or Persons shall be allocated a majority of limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity gains or losses or shall be or Control the managing member, managing director or other governing body or general partner of such limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity.
Total Number of Directors means the total number of directors comprising the Board.
Transfer (including its correlative meanings, Transferor , Transferee and Transferred ) shall mean, with respect to any security, directly or indirectly, to sell, contract to sell, give, assign, hypothecate, pledge, encumber, grant a security interest in, offer, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend or otherwise transfer or dispose of any economic, voting or other rights in or to such security. When used as a noun, Transfer shall have such correlative meaning as the context may require.
VCOC Investor has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.
1.2 Construction . The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction will be applied against any party. Unless the context otherwise requires: (a) or is disjunctive but not exclusive, (b) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular, and (c) the words hereof , herein , and hereunder and words of similar import when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
ARTICLE II.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MATTERS
2.1 Election of Directors .
(a) Following the Closing Date, the Blackstone Designator shall have the right, but not the obligation, to designate, and the individuals nominated for election as Directors by or at the direction of the Board or a duly-authorized committee thereof shall include, a
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number of individuals such that, upon the election of each such individual, and each other individual nominated by or at the direction of the Board or a duly-authorized committee of the Board, as a Director and taking into account any Director continuing to serve as such without the need for re-election, the number of Blackstone Designees (as defined below) serving as Directors of the Company will be equal to: (i) if the Pre-IPO Owners collectively Beneficially Own 50% or more of the total Common Stock as of the record date for such meeting, 50% of the Total Number of Directors, rounded down to the nearest whole number; (ii) if the Pre-IPO Owners collectively Beneficially Own at least 40% (but less than 50%) of the total Common Stock as of the record date for such meeting, 40% of the Total Number of Directors, rounded down to the nearest whole number; (iii) if the Pre-IPO Owners collectively Beneficially Own at least 30% (but less than 40%) of the total Common Stock as of the record date for such meeting, 30% of the Total Number of Directors, rounded down to the nearest whole number; (iv) if the Pre-IPO Owners collectively Beneficially Own at least 20% (but less than 30%) of the total Common Stock as of the record date for such meeting, either (A) 20% of the Total Number of Directors, rounded down to the nearest whole number, if the Total Number of Directors is 10 or greater, or (B) the lowest whole number that is greater than 20% of the Total Number of Directors if the Total Number of Directors is less than 10; and (v) if the Pre-IPO Owners collectively Beneficially Own at least 5% (but less than 20%) of the total Common Stock as of the record date for such meeting, the lowest whole number that is greater than 10% of the Total Number of Directors.
(b) If at any time the Blackstone Designator has designated fewer than the total number of individuals that the Blackstone Designator is then entitled to designate pursuant to Section 2.1(a), the Blackstone Designator shall have the right to designate such additional individuals which it is entitled to so designate, in which case, any individuals nominated by or at the direction of the Board or any duly-authorized committee thereof for election as Directors to fill any vacancy on the Board shall include such designees, and the Company shall use its best efforts to (x) effect the election of such additional designees, whether by increasing the size of the Board or otherwise, and (y) cause the election of such additional designees to fill any such newly-created vacancies or to fill any other existing vacancies. Each such individual whom the Blackstone Designator shall actually designate pursuant to this Section 2.1 and who is thereafter elected and qualifies to serve as a Director shall be referred to herein as a Blackstone Designee .
(c) In the event that a vacancy is created at any time by the death, disability, retirement or resignation of any Blackstone Designee, any individual nominated by or at the direction of the Board or any duly-authorized committee thereof to fill such vacancy shall be, and the Company shall use its best efforts to cause such vacancy to be filled, as soon as possible, by a new designee of the Blackstone Designator, and the Company shall take, to the fullest extent permitted by law, at any time and from time to time, all actions necessary to accomplish the same.
(d) The Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, include in the slate of nominees recommended by the Board at any meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing directors, the persons designated pursuant to this Section 2.1 and use its reasonable best efforts to cause the election of each such designee to the Board, including nominating each such individual to be elected as a Director as provided herein, recommending such individuals election and soliciting proxies or consents in favor thereof.
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ARTICLE III.
INFORMATION; VCOC
3.1 Books and Records; Access . The Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, permit the Blackstone Entities and their respective designated representatives, at reasonable times and upon reasonable prior notice to the Company, to review the books and records of the Company or any of such Subsidiaries and to discuss the affairs, finances and condition of the Company or any of such Subsidiaries with the officers of the Company or any such Subsidiary; provided , however , that the Company shall not be required to disclose any privileged information of the Company so long as the Company has used commercially reasonable efforts to enter into an arrangement pursuant to which it may provide such information to the Blackstone Entities without the loss of any such privilege.
3.2 Certain Reports . The Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Blackstone Entities, at their request:
(a) to the extent otherwise prepared by the Company, operating and capital expenditure budgets and periodic information packages relating to the operations and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries; and
(b) to the extent otherwise prepared by the Company, such other reports and information as may be reasonably requested by the Blackstone Entities; provided , however , that the Company shall not be required to disclose any privileged information of the Company so long as the Company has used commercially reasonable efforts to enter into an arrangement pursuant to which it may provide such information to the Blackstone Entities without the loss of any such privilege.
3.3 VCOC . With respect to each Blackstone Entity that is intended to qualify its direct or indirect investment in the Company as a venture capital investment as defined in the Department of Labor regulations codified at 29 CFR Section 2510.3-101 (the Plan Asset Regulation ) (each, a VCOC Investor ), for so long as the VCOC Investor, directly or through one or more subsidiaries, continues to hold any shares of Common Stock (or other securities of the Company into which such shares of Common Stock may be converted or for which such shares of Common Stock may be exchanged), without limitation or prejudice of any the rights provided to the Blackstone Entities hereunder, the Company shall, with respect to each such VCOC Investor:
(a) provide each VCOC Investor or its designated representative with:
(i) upon reasonable notice and at mutually convenient times, the right to visit and inspect any of the offices and properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries and inspect and copy the books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries;
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(ii) as soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year of the Company, consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such period, and consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the period then ended prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a consistent basis, except as otherwise noted therein, and subject to the absence of footnotes and to year-end adjustments;
(iii) as soon as available and in any event within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such year, and consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the year then ended prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a consistent basis, except as otherwise noted therein, together with an auditors report thereon of a firm of established national reputation;
(iv) to the extent the Company is required by law or pursuant to the terms of any outstanding indebtedness of the Company to prepare such reports, any annual reports, quarterly reports and other periodic reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, actually prepared by the Company as soon as available; and
(v) upon written request by the VCOC Investor, copies of all materials provided to the Board, subject to appropriate protections with respect to confidentiality and preservation of attorney-client privilege;
provided , that , in each case, if the Company makes the information described in clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) of this clause (a) available through public filings on the EDGAR System or any successor or replacement system of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the delivery of such information shall be deemed satisfied;
(b) make appropriate officers and/or Directors of the Company available, and cause the officers and directors of its Subsidiaries to be made available, periodically and at such times as reasonably requested by each VCOC Investor, upon reasonable notice and at mutually convenient times, for consultation with such VCOC Investor or its designated representative with respect to matters relating to the business and affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries;
(c) to the extent that the VCOC Investor requests to receive such information and rights, and to the extent consistent with applicable law, rule, regulation or listing standards (and with respect to events which require public disclosure, only following the Companys public disclosure thereof through applicable securities law filings or otherwise), inform each VCOC Investor or its designated representative in advance with respect to any significant corporate actions, and to provide (or cause to be provided) each VCOC Investor or its designated representative with the right to consult with the Company and its Subsidiaries with respect to such actions should the VCOC Investor elect to do so, provided however, that this right to
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consult must be exercised within five (5) days after the Company informs the VCOC Investor of the proposed corporate action and provided further that the Company shall be under no obligation to provide the VCOC Investor with any material non-public information with respect to such corporate action; and
(d) provide each VCOC Investor or its designated representative with such other rights of consultation which the VCOC Investors counsel may determine in writing to be reasonably necessary under applicable legal authorities promulgated after the date hereof to qualify its investment in the Company as a venture capital investment for purposes of the Plan Asset Regulation, provided that the parties agree that any such rights of consultation shall be of a nature consistent with those granted above and nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to require the Company to grant to the VCOC Investor any additional rights with respect to the governance or management of the Company.
The Company agrees to consider, in good faith, the recommendations of each VCOC Investor or its designated representative in connection with the matters on which it is consulted as described above in this Section 3.3, recognizing that the ultimate discretion with respect to all such matters shall be retained by the Company.
In the event a VCOC Investor or any of its Affiliates Transfers all or any portion of their investment in the Company to an Affiliated entity that is intended to qualify as a venture capital operating company (as defined in the Plan Asset Regulation), such Transferee shall be afforded the same rights with respect to the Company afforded to the VCOC Investor hereunder and shall be treated, for such purposes, as a third party beneficiary hereunder.
In the event that the Company ceases to qualify as an operating company (as defined in the first sentence of 2510.3-101(c)(1) of the Plan Asset Regulation), or the investment in the Company by a VCOC Investor does not qualify as a venture capital investment as defined in the Plan Asset Regulation, then the Company and each Blackstone Entity will cooperate in good faith to take all reasonable actions necessary, subject to applicable law, to preserve the VCOC status of each VCOC Investor or the qualification of the investment as a venture capital investment, it being understood that such reasonable actions shall not require a VCOC Investor to purchase or sell any investments.
ARTICLE IV.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
4.1 Termination . Except for Section 3.3, this Agreement shall terminate on the earlier to occur of (i) such time as the Blackstone Designator is no longer entitled to designate a Director pursuant to Section 2.1(a) and (ii) the delivery of a written notice by the Blackstone Designator to the Company requesting that this Agreement terminate. The VCOC Investors shall advise the Company when they collectively first cease to beneficially own any of the Companys Common Stock or other securities of the Company into which such shares of Common Stock may be converted or for which such shares of Common Stock may be exchanged, whereupon Section 3.3 hereof shall terminate.
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4.2 Notices . Any notice, designation, request, request for consent or consent provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be either personally delivered, or mailed first class mail (postage prepaid) or sent by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid) to the Company at the address set forth below and to any other recipient at the address indicated on the Companys records, or at such address or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party. Notices and other such documents will be deemed to have been given or made hereunder when sent by facsimile (receipt confirmed) delivered personally, five (5) days after deposit in the U.S. mail and one (1) day after deposit with a reputable overnight courier service.
The Companys address is:
Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.
1600 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1000
McLean, VA 22102
Attention: General Counsel
Fax: (703) 893-1057
with a copy (not constituting notice) to:
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
60 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
Attention: Mark G. Borden
Jay E. Bothwick
Fax: (617) 526-5000
The Blackstone Entities address is:
The Blackstone Group L.P.
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154
Attention: Tyler Henritze
Fax: (212) 583-5191
with a copy (not constituting notice) to:
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Attention: Brian M. Stadler
Christopher R. May
Fax: (212) 455-2502
4.3 Amendment; Waiver . This Agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified only by a written instrument executed by the Company and the other parties hereto. Neither the failure nor delay on the part of any party hereto to exercise any right,
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remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise of the same or of any other right, remedy, power or privilege, nor shall any waiver of any right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any occurrence be construed as a waiver of such right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any other occurrence. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and is signed by the party asserted to have granted such waiver.
4.4 Further Assurances . The parties hereto will sign such further documents, cause such meetings to be held, resolutions passed, exercise their votes and do and perform and cause to be done such further acts and things necessary, proper or advisable in order to give full effect to this Agreement and every provision hereof. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company shall not directly or indirectly take any action that is intended to, or would reasonably be expected to result in, Blackstone or any Blackstone Entity being deprived of the rights contemplated by this Agreement.
4.5 Assignment . This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding on the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement may not be assigned without the express prior written consent of the other parties hereto, and any attempted assignment, without such consents, will be null and void; provided, however, that, without the prior written consent of the Company, a Blackstone Party may assign this Agreement to an Affiliate that becomes a party hereto.
4.6 Third Parties . Except as provided for in Article II and Section 3.3 with respect to any Blackstone Entity, this Agreement does not create any rights, claims or benefits inuring to any person that is not a party hereto nor create or establish any third party beneficiary hereto.
4.7 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws thereof.
4.8 Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial . In any judicial proceeding involving any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, each of the parties unconditionally accepts the jurisdiction and venue of the courts of the State of Delaware or if jurisdiction over the matter is vested exclusively in federal courts, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, and the appellate courts to which orders and judgments thereof may be appealed. In any such judicial proceeding, the parties agree that in addition to any method for the service of process permitted or required by such courts, to the fullest extent permitted by law, service of process may be made by delivery provided pursuant to the directions in Section 4.2. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING INVOLVING ANY DISPUTE, CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.
4.9 Specific Performance . Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that in the event of any breach of this Agreement by any of them, the other parties hereto would be irreparably harmed and could not be made whole by monetary damages. Each party accordingly
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agrees to waive the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate and agrees that the parties, in addition to any other remedy to which they may be entitled at law or in equity, shall be entitled to specific performance of this Agreement without the posting of bond.
4.10 Entire Agreement . This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. There are no agreements, representations, warranties, covenants or understandings with respect to the subject matter hereof or thereof other than those expressly set forth herein and therein. This Agreement supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.
4.11 Severability . If any provision of this Agreement, or the application of such provision to any Person or circumstance or in any jurisdiction, shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, (i) the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby, and each other provision hereof shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law, (ii) as to such Person or circumstance or in such jurisdiction such provision shall be reformed to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law and (iii) the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances or in other jurisdictions shall not be affected thereby.
4.12 Table of Contents, Headings and Captions . The table of contents, headings, subheadings and captions contained in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only, and in no way define, limit or describe the scope of this Agreement or the intent of any provision hereof.
4.13 Grant of Consent . Any vote, consent or approval of, or designation by, or other action of, the Blackstone Designator hereunder shall be effective if notice of such vote, consent, approval, designation or action is provided in accordance with Section 4.2 by the Blackstone Party or Parties holding of record a majority of the Common Stock then held of record by Blackstone Parties as of the latest date any such notice is so provided.
4.14 Counterparts . This Agreement and any amendment hereto may be signed in any number of separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one Agreement (or amendment, as applicable).
4.15 Effectiveness . This Agreement shall become effective upon the Closing Date.
4.16 No Recourse . This Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claims or cause of action that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement may only be made against the entities that are expressly identified as parties hereto and no past, present or future Affiliate, director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, manager, partner, stockholder, agent, attorney or representative of any party hereto shall have any liability for any obligations or liabilities of the parties to this Agreement or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, the transactions contemplated hereby.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Stockholders Agreement on the day and year first above written.
COMPANY: | ||
PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ Sean M. DellOrto |
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Name: | Sean M. DellOrto | |
Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
[ Signature Page to BX-Park Stockholders Agreement ]
BLACKSTONE PARTIES: |
HLT HOLDCO III PRIME LLC | ||
By: |
/s/ Michael Lascher |
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Name: | Michael Lascher | |
Title: | Managing Director | |
HLT BREH INTL II HOLDCO PRIME LLC | ||
By: |
/s/ Michael Lascher |
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Name: | Michael Lascher | |
Title: | Managing Director | |
HLT BREH VI HOLDCO PRIME LLC | ||
By: |
/s/ Michael Lascher |
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Name: | Michael Lascher | |
Title: | Managing Director | |
HLT BREP VI.TE.2 HOLDCO PRIME LLC | ||
By: |
/s/ Michael Lascher |
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Name: | Michael Lascher | |
Title: | Managing Director | |
HLT A23 HOLDCO PRIME LLC | ||
By: |
/s/ Michael Lascher |
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Name: | Michael Lascher | |
Title: | Managing Director | |
HLT A23 BREH VI HOLDCO PRIME LLC | ||
By: |
/s/ Michael Lascher |
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Name: | Michael Lascher | |
Title: | Managing Director |
[ Signature Page to BX-Park Stockholders Agreement ]
Exhibit 10.5
PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC.
2017 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN
1. Purpose. The purpose of the Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan is to provide a means through which the Company and the other members of the Company Group may attract and retain key personnel and to provide a means whereby officers, employees, consultants and advisors of the Company and the other members of the Company Group can acquire and maintain an equity interest in the Company, or be paid incentive compensation, including incentive compensation measured by reference to the value of Common Stock, thereby strengthening their commitment to the welfare of the Company Group and aligning their interests with those of the Companys stockholders.
2. Definitions . The following definitions shall be applicable throughout the Plan.
(a) Absolute Share Limit has the meaning given to such term in Section 5(b) of the Plan.
(b) Adjustment Event has the meaning given to such term in Section 12(a) of the Plan.
(c) Affiliate means any Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Company. The term control (including, with correlative meaning, the terms controlled by and under common control with), as applied to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting or other securities, by contract or otherwise.
(d) Award means, individually or collectively, any Incentive Stock Option, Nonqualified Stock Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Other Equity-Based Award, Other Cash-Based Award and Performance Compensation Award granted under the Plan.
(e) Award Agreement means the document or documents by which each Award (other than an Other Cash-Based Award) is evidenced, which may be in written or electronic form.
(f) Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(g) Cause means, in the case of a particular Award, unless the applicable Award Agreement states otherwise, a good faith determination of the Committee or its designee that (i) there is cause to terminate a Participants employment or service, as defined in and in accordance with any employment or consulting agreement between the Participant and any member of the Company Group or an Affiliate in effect at the time of such termination or (ii) in the absence of any such employment or consulting agreement (or the absence of any definition of Cause contained therein), any of the following has occurred with respect to a Participant: (A) such Participant has failed to reasonably perform his or her duties to the Service Recipient,
or has failed to follow the lawful instructions of the Board or his or her direct superiors, in each case other than as a result of his or her incapacity due to physical or mental illness or injury, in a manner that could reasonably be expected to result in harm (whether financially, reputationally or otherwise) to any member of the Company Group or an Affiliate, following notice by the Company Group or such Affiliate of such failure; (B) such Participant has engaged or is about to engage in conduct harmful (whether financially, reputationally or otherwise) to any member of the Company Group or an Affiliate; (C) such Participant has been convicted of, or pled guilty or no contest to, a felony or any crime involving as a material element fraud or dishonesty; (D) the willful misconduct or gross neglect of such Participant that could reasonably be expected to result in harm (whether financially, reputationally or otherwise) to any member of the Company Group or an Affiliate; (E) the willful violation by such Participant of the written policies of the Service Recipient or any applicable written policies of any member of the Company Group that could reasonably be expected to result in harm (whether financially, reputationally or otherwise) to any member of the Company Group or an Affiliate; (F) such Participants fraud or misappropriation, embezzlement or misuse of funds or property belonging to the Company Group or an Affiliate (other than good faith expense account disputes); (G) such Participants act of personal dishonesty which involves personal profit in connection with such Participants employment or service with the Company Group or an Affiliate, or (H) the willful breach by such Participant of fiduciary duty owed to the Service Recipient.
(h) Change in Control means:
(i) the acquisition (whether by purchase, merger, consolidation, combination or other similar transaction) by any Person of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of more than 30% (on a fully diluted basis) of either (A) the then outstanding shares of Common Stock, taking into account as outstanding for this purpose such Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options or warrants, the conversion of convertible stock or debt, and the exercise of any similar right to acquire such Common Stock; or (B) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (clauses (A) and (B), the Outstanding Company Voting Securities ); provided, however , that for purposes of this Plan, the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (I) any acquisition by the Company or any Affiliate; (II) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Affiliate; (III) in respect of an Award held by a particular Participant, any acquisition by the Participant or any group of Persons including the Participant (or any entity controlled by the Participant or any group of Persons including the Participant); or (IV) any acquisition in one transaction or a series of related transactions, by any Person directly from The Blackstone Group L.P. and/or its Affiliates;
(ii) during any period of twenty-four (24) months, individuals who, at the beginning of such period, constitute the Board (the Incumbent Directors ) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the Effective Date, whose election or nomination for election was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Directors then on the Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such person is named as a nominee for director, without written objection to such
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nomination) shall be an Incumbent Director; provided, however , that no individual initially elected or nominated as a director of the Company as a result of an actual or threatened election contest, as such terms are used in Rule 14a-12 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act, with respect to directors or as a result of any other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of any person other than the Board shall be deemed to be an Incumbent Director;
(iii) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company Group (taken as a whole) to any Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company; or
(iv) the consummation of a reorganization, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, or other similar transaction involving the Company (a Business Combination ), unless immediately following such Business Combination, 50% or more of the total voting power of the entity resulting from such Business Combination (or, if applicable, the ultimate parent entity that directly or indirectly has beneficial ownership of sufficient voting securities eligible to elect a majority of the board of directors (or the analogous governing body) of such resulting entity) is held by the holders of the Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, the occurrence of any of clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv), which occurs solely as a result of an Internal Reorganization as defined in Section 12(c) of the Plan shall not constitute a Change in Control.
(i) Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor thereto. Reference in the Plan to any section of the Code shall be deemed to include any regulations or other interpretative guidance under such section, and any amendments or successor provisions to such section, regulations or guidance.
(j) Committee means the Compensation Committee of the Board or any properly delegated subcommittee thereof or, if no such Compensation Committee or subcommittee thereof exists, the Board.
(k) Common Stock means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (and any stock or other securities into which such Common Stock may be converted or into which it may be exchanged).
(l) Company means Park Hotels & Resorts Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor thereto, including any entity that is a constituent party in any merger or other combination involving the Company and that survives or succeeds as a publicly traded entity (including, without limitation, by virtue of a triangular merger structure) as part of any Internal Reorganization or other restructuring.
(m) Company Group means, collectively, the Company and its Subsidiaries.
(n) Date of Grant means the date on which the granting of an Award is authorized, or such other date as may be specified in such authorization.
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(o) Designated Foreign Subsidiaries means all members of the Company Group that are organized under the laws of any jurisdiction or country other than the United States of America that may be designated by the Board or the Committee from time to time.
(p) Detrimental Activity means any of the following: (i) unauthorized disclosure of any confidential or proprietary information of any member of the Company Group; (ii) any activity that would be grounds to terminate the Participants employment or service with the Service Recipient for Cause; or (iii) a material breach by the Participant of any restrictive covenant by which such Participant is bound, including, without limitation, any covenant not to compete or not to solicit, in any agreement with any member of the Company Group.
(q) Disability means, unless in the case of a particular Award the applicable Award Agreement states otherwise, the Company or an Affiliate having cause to terminate a Participants employment or service on account of disability, as defined in any then-existing employment, consulting or other similar agreement between the Participant and the Company or an Affiliate or, in the absence of such an employment, consulting or other similar agreement (or the absence of any definition of Disability contained therein), a condition entitling the Participant to receive benefits under a long-term disability plan of the Company or an Affiliate, or, in the absence of such a plan, the complete and permanent inability by reason of illness or accident to perform the duties of the occupation at which a Participant was employed or served when such disability commenced. Any determination of whether Disability exists shall be made by the Committee (or its designee) in its sole discretion.
(r) Effective Date means January 3, 2017.
(s) Eligible Person means any (i) individual employed by any member of the Company Group; provided, however , that no such employee covered by a collective bargaining agreement shall be an Eligible Person unless and to the extent that such eligibility is set forth in such collective bargaining agreement or in an agreement or instrument relating thereto; or (ii) consultant or advisor to any member of the Company Group who may be offered securities registrable pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act, who, in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii) above has entered into an Award Agreement or who has received written notification from the Committee or its designee that they have been selected to participate in the Plan.
(t) Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor thereto. Reference in the Plan to any section of (or rule promulgated under) the Exchange Act shall be deemed to include any rules, regulations or other interpretative guidance under such section or rule, and any amendments or successor provisions to such section, rules, regulations or guidance.
(u) Exercise Price has the meaning given to such term in Section 7(b) of the Plan.
(v) Fair Market Value means, on a given date, (i) if the Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange, the closing sales price of the Common Stock reported on the primary exchange on which the Common Stock is listed and traded on such date, or, if there are no such sales on that date, then on the last preceding date on which such sales were reported;
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(ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on any national securities exchange but is quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system on a last sale basis, the average between the closing bid price and ask price reported on such date, or, if there is no such sale on that date, then on the last preceding date on which a sale was reported; or (iii) if the Common Stock is not listed on a national securities exchange or quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system on a last sale basis, the amount determined by the Committee in good faith to be the fair market value of the Common Stock.
(w) GAAP has the meaning given to such term in Section 7(d) of the Plan.
(x) Incentive Stock Option means an Option which is designated by the Committee as an incentive stock option as described in Section 422 of the Code and otherwise meets the requirements set forth in the Plan.
(y) Indemnifiable Person has the meaning given to such term in Section 4(e) of the Plan.
(z) Minimum Vesting Condition means, with respect to any Award, that vesting of (or lapsing of restrictions on) such Award does not occur earlier than the first anniversary of the Date of Grant (or the date of commencement of employment or service, in the case of a grant made in connection with a Participants commencement of employment or service), other than (i) in connection with a Change in Control, or (ii) as a result of a Participants death or Disability.
(aa) Negative Discretion means the discretion authorized by the Plan to be applied by the Committee to eliminate or reduce the size of an Award that is designated as a Performance Compensation Award consistent with Section 162(m) of the Code.
(bb) Nonqualified Stock Option means an Option which is not designated by the Committee as an Incentive Stock Option.
(cc) Option means an Award granted under Section 7 of the Plan.
(dd) Option Period has the meaning given to such term in Section 7(c)(i) of the Plan.
(ee) Other Cash-Based Award means an Award that is not a Stock Appreciation Right or Restricted Stock Unit granted under Section 10 of the Plan that is denominated and/or payable in cash.
(ff) Other Equity-Based Award means an Award that is not an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit or Performance Compensation Award, that is granted under Section 10 of the Plan and is (i) payable by delivery of Common Stock, and/or (ii) measured by reference to the value of Common Stock. Other Equity-Based Awards may include (i) operating partnership or limited liability company units or profits interests, including LTIP units, with respect to a Subsidiary of the Company and (ii) unrestricted shares of Common Stock.
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(gg) Participant means an Eligible Person who has been selected by the Committee to participate in the Plan and to receive an Award pursuant to the Plan.
(hh) Performance Compensation Award means any Award designated by the Committee as a Performance Compensation Award pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan.
(ii) Performance Criteria means the criterion or criteria that the Committee shall select for purposes of establishing the Performance Goals for a Performance Period with respect to any Performance Compensation Award under the Plan.
(jj) Performance Formula means, for a Performance Period, the one or more objective formulae applied against the relevant Performance Goal to determine, with regard to the Performance Compensation Award of a particular Participant, whether all, some portion but less than all, or none of the Performance Compensation Award has been earned for the Performance Period.
(kk) Performance Goals means, for a Performance Period, the one or more goals established by the Committee for the Performance Period based upon the Performance Criteria.
(ll) Performance Period means the one or more periods of time of not less than 12 months, as the Committee may select, over which the attainment of one or more Performance Goals will be measured for the purpose of determining a Participants right to, and the payment of, a Performance Compensation Award.
(mm) Person means any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act).
(nn) Plan means this Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as it may be amended and restated from time to time.
(oo) Qualifying Director means a person who is (i) with respect to actions intended to obtain an exemption from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, a non-employee director within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act; and (ii) with respect to actions intended to obtain the exception for performance-based compensation under 162(m) of the Code, an outside director within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.
(pp) Restricted Period means the period of time determined by the Committee during which an Award is subject to restrictions, including vesting conditions.
(qq) Restricted Stock means Common Stock, subject to certain specified restrictions (which may include, without limitation, a requirement that the Participant remain continuously employed or provide continuous services for a specified period of time), granted under Section 9 of the Plan.
(rr) Restricted Stock Unit means an unfunded and unsecured promise to deliver shares of Common Stock, cash, other securities or other property, subject to certain restrictions (which may include, without limitation, a requirement that the Participant remain continuously employed or provide continuous services for a specified period of time), granted under Section 9 of the Plan.
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(ss) SAR Period has the meaning given to such term in Section 8(c) of the Plan.
(tt) Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor thereto. Reference in the Plan to any section of (or rule promulgated under) the Securities Act shall be deemed to include any rules, regulations or other interpretative guidance under such section or rule, and any amendments or successor provisions to such section, rules, regulations or guidance.
(uu) Service Recipient means, with respect to a Participant holding a given Award, the member of the Company Group by which the original recipient of such Award is, or following a Termination was most recently, principally employed or to which such original recipient provides, or following a Termination was most recently providing, services, as applicable.
(vv) Stock Appreciation Right or SAR means an Award granted under Section 8 of the Plan.
(ww) Strike Price has the meaning given to such term in Section 8(b) of the Plan.
(xx) Subsidiary means, with respect to any specified Person:
(i) any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of such entitys voting securities (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency and after giving effect to any voting agreement or stockholders agreement that effectively transfers voting power) is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof); and
(ii) any partnership, limited liability company or any comparable foreign entity (A) the sole general partner (or functional equivalent thereof) or the managing general partner (or functional equivalent thereof) of which is such Person or Subsidiary of such Person or (B) the only general partners (or functional equivalents thereof) of which are that Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person (or any combination thereof).
(yy) Substitute Award has the meaning given to such term in Section 5(e) of the Plan.
(zz) Sub-Plans means any sub-plan to the Plan that has been adopted by the Board or the Committee for the purpose of permitting the offering of Awards to employees of certain Designated Foreign Subsidiaries or otherwise outside the United States of America, with each such sub-plan designed to comply with local laws applicable to offerings in such foreign jurisdictions. Although any Sub-Plan may be designated a separate and independent plan from the Plan in order to comply with applicable local laws, the Absolute Share Limit and the other limits specified in Section 5(b) shall apply in the aggregate to the Plan and any Sub-Plan adopted hereunder.
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(aaa) Termination means the termination of a Participants employment or service, as applicable, with the Service Recipient for any reason (including death or Disability).
3. Effective Date; Duration . The Plan shall be effective as of the Effective Date. The expiration date of the Plan, on and after which date no Awards may be granted hereunder, shall be the tenth (10 th ) anniversary of the Effective Date; provided, however , that such expiration shall not affect Awards then outstanding, and the terms and conditions of the Plan shall continue to apply to such Awards.
4. Administration.
(a) The Committee shall administer the Plan. To the extent required to comply with the provisions of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act (if the Board is not acting as the Committee under the Plan) or necessary to obtain the exception for performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, as applicable, it is intended that each member of the Committee shall, at the time such member takes any action with respect to an Award under the Plan that is intended to qualify for the exemptions provided by Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, as applicable, be a Qualifying Director. However, the fact that a Committee member shall fail to qualify as a Qualifying Director shall not invalidate any Award granted by the Committee that is otherwise validly granted under the Plan.
(b) Subject to the provisions of the Plan and applicable law, the Committee shall have the sole and plenary authority, in addition to other express powers and authorizations conferred on the Committee by the Plan, to (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to a Participant; (iii) determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by, or with respect to which payments, rights, or other matters are to be calculated in connection with, Awards; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award; (v) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may be settled in, or exercised for, cash, shares of Common Stock, other securities, other Awards or other property, or canceled, forfeited, or suspended and the method or methods by which Awards may be settled, exercised, canceled, forfeited, or suspended; (vi) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances the delivery of cash, shares of Common Stock, other securities, other Awards or other property and other amounts payable with respect to an Award shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the Participant or of the Committee; (vii) interpret, administer, reconcile any inconsistency in, correct any defect in and/or supply any omission in the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to, or Award granted under, the Plan; (viii) establish, amend, suspend, or waive any rules and regulations and appoint such agents as the Committee shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; (ix) adopt Sub-Plans; and (x) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan.
(c) Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law or the applicable rules and regulations of any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the securities
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of the Company are listed or traded, the Committee may allocate all or any portion of its responsibilities and powers to any one or more of its members and may delegate all or any part of its responsibilities and powers to any person or persons selected by it. Any such allocation or delegation may be revoked by the Committee at any time. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee may delegate to one or more officers of any member of the Company Group, the authority to act on behalf of the Committee with respect to any matter, right, obligation, or election which is the responsibility of, or which is allocated to, the Committee herein, and which may be so delegated as a matter of law, except with respect to grants of Awards to persons (i) who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act; or (ii) who are, or could reasonably be expected to be, covered employees for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code.
(d) Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations, and other decisions under or with respect to the Plan, any Award or any Award Agreement shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all Persons, including, without limitation, any member of the Company Group, any Participant, any holder or beneficiary of any Award, and any stockholder of the Company.
(e) No member of the Board, the Committee or any employee or agent of any member of the Company Group (each such Person, an Indemnifiable Person ) shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken or any determination made with respect to the Plan or any Award hereunder (unless constituting fraud or a willful criminal act or omission). Each Indemnifiable Person shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from any loss, cost, liability, or expense (including attorneys fees) that may be imposed upon or incurred by such Indemnifiable Person in connection with or resulting from any action, suit or proceeding to which such Indemnifiable Person may be a party or in which such Indemnifiable Person may be involved by reason of any action taken or omitted to be taken or determination made with respect to the Plan or any Award hereunder and against and from any and all amounts paid by such Indemnifiable Person with the Companys approval, in settlement thereof, or paid by such Indemnifiable Person in satisfaction of any judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding against such Indemnifiable Person, and the Company shall advance to such Indemnifiable Person any such expenses promptly upon written request (which request shall include an undertaking by the Indemnifiable Person to repay the amount of such advance if it shall ultimately be determined, as provided below, that the Indemnifiable Person is not entitled to be indemnified); provided , that the Company shall have the right, at its own expense, to assume and defend any such action, suit or proceeding and once the Company gives notice of its intent to assume the defense, the Company shall have sole control over such defense with counsel of the Companys choice. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be available to an Indemnifiable Person to the extent that a final judgment or other final adjudication (in either case not subject to further appeal) binding upon such Indemnifiable Person determines that the acts, omissions or determinations of such Indemnifiable Person giving rise to the indemnification claim resulted from such Indemnifiable Persons fraud or willful criminal act or omission or that such right of indemnification is otherwise prohibited by law or by the organizational documents of any member of the Company Group. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of or otherwise supersede any other rights of indemnification to which such Indemnifiable Persons may be entitled under the organizational
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documents of any member of the Company Group, as a matter of law, under an individual indemnification agreement or contract or otherwise, or any other power that the Company may have to indemnify such Indemnifiable Persons or hold such Indemnifiable Persons harmless.
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Plan, the Board may, in its sole discretion, at any time and from time to time, grant Awards and administer the Plan with respect to such Awards. Any such actions by the Board shall be subject to the applicable rules of the securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted. In any such case, the Board shall have all the authority granted to the Committee under the Plan.
5. Grant of Awards; Shares Subject to the Plan; Limitations.
(a) The Committee may, from time to time, grant Awards to one or more Eligible Persons.
(b) Awards granted under the Plan shall be subject to the following limitations: (i) subject to Section 12 of the Plan, no more than 8,000,000 shares of Common Stock (the Absolute Share Limit ) shall be available for Awards under the Plan; (ii) subject to Section 12 of the Plan, grants of Options or SARs under the Plan in respect of no more than 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock may be made to any individual Participant during any single fiscal year of the Company (for this purpose, if a SAR is granted in tandem with an Option (such that the SAR expires with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock for which the Option is exercised), only the shares underlying the Option shall count against this limitation); (iii) subject to Section 12 of the Plan, no more than the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Absolute Share Limit may be issued in the aggregate pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan; (iv) subject to Section 12 of the Plan, no more than 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock may be issued in respect of Performance Compensation Awards denominated in shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan to any individual Participant for a single fiscal year during a Performance Period (or with respect to each single fiscal year in the event a Performance Period extends beyond a single fiscal year), or in the event such share-denominated Performance Compensation Award is paid in cash, other securities, other Awards or other property, no more than the Fair Market Value of such shares of Common Stock on the last day of the Performance Period to which such Award relates; (v) the maximum amount that can be paid to any individual Participant for a single fiscal year during a Performance Period (or with respect to each single fiscal year in the event a Performance Period extends beyond a single fiscal year) pursuant to a Performance Compensation Award denominated in cash (described in Section 11(a) of the Plan) shall be $10,000,000; and (vi) no more than 400,000 shares of Common Stock may be granted pursuant to Awards which do not satisfy the Minimum Vesting Condition (the Minimum Vesting Condition Limit ).
(c) Other than with respect to Substitute Awards, to the extent that an Award expires or is canceled, forfeited or terminated without issuance to the Participant of the full number of shares of Common Stock to which the Award related, the unissued shares will again be available for grant under the Plan. Shares of Common Stock shall be deemed to have been issued in settlement of Awards if the Fair Market Value equivalent of such shares is paid in cash; provided , however, that no shares shall be deemed to have been issued in settlement of a
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SAR or Restricted Stock Unit that only provides for settlement in cash and settles only in cash or in respect of any Other Cash-Based Award. In no event shall (i) shares tendered or withheld on the exercise of Options or other Award for the payment of the exercise or purchase price or withholding taxes, (ii) shares not issued upon the settlement of a SAR that settles in shares of Common Stock (or could settle in shares of Common Stock), or (iii) shares purchased on the open market with cash proceeds from the exercise of Options, again become available for other Awards under the Plan.
(d) Shares of Common Stock issued by the Company in settlement of Awards may be authorized and unissued shares, shares held in the treasury of the Company, shares purchased on the open market or by private purchase or a combination of the foregoing.
(e) Awards may, in the sole discretion of the Committee, be granted under the Plan in assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by an entity directly or indirectly acquired by the Company or with which the Company combines ( Substitute Awards ). Substitute Awards shall not be counted against the Absolute Share Limit or the Minimum Vesting Condition Limit; provided , that Substitute Awards issued in connection with the assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding options intended to qualify as incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code shall be counted against the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock available for Awards of Incentive Stock Options under the Plan. Subject to applicable stock exchange requirements, available shares under a stockholder-approved plan of an entity directly or indirectly acquired by the Company or with which the Company combines (as appropriately adjusted to reflect the acquisition or combination transaction) may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not reduce the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan. Shares of Common Stock subject to Awards granted to Participants in connection with the adoption of the Plan or in substitution for awards of Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. shall not be counted against the Minimum Vesting Condition Limit.
6. Eligibility . Participation in the Plan shall be limited to Eligible Persons.
7. Options.
(a) General . Each Option granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement, which agreement need not be the same for each Participant. Each Option so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 7, and to such other conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award Agreement. All Options granted under the Plan shall be Nonqualified Stock Options unless the applicable Award Agreement expressly states that the Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option. Incentive Stock Options shall be granted only to Eligible Persons who are employees of a member of the Company Group, and no Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to any Eligible Person who is ineligible to receive an Incentive Stock Option under the Code. No Option shall be treated as an Incentive Stock Option unless the Plan has been approved by the stockholders of the Company in a manner intended to comply with the stockholder approval requirements of Section 422(b)(1) of the Code, provided that any Option intended to be an Incentive Stock Option shall not fail to be effective solely on account of a failure to obtain such approval, but rather such Option shall be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option unless and until such
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approval is obtained. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the terms and conditions of such grant shall be subject to, and comply with, such rules as may be prescribed by Section 422 of the Code. If for any reason an Option intended to be an Incentive Stock Option (or any portion thereof) shall not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, then, to the extent of such nonqualification, such Option or portion thereof shall be regarded as a Nonqualified Stock Option appropriately granted under the Plan.
(b) Exercise Price . Except as otherwise provided by the Committee in the case of Substitute Awards, the exercise price ( Exercise Price ) per share of Common Stock for each Option shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of such share (determined as of the Date of Grant); provided, however , that in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an employee who, at the time of the grant of such Option, owns stock representing more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of stock of any member of the Company Group, the Exercise Price per share shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per share on the Date of Grant.
(c) Vesting and Expiration; Termination .
(i) Options shall vest and become exercisable in such manner and on such date or dates or upon such event or events as determined by the Committee. Grants of Options that are settled in shares of Common Stock shall comply with the Minimum Vesting Condition; provided that the Minimum Vesting Condition need not be applied to such grants that, when taken together with other Awards not subject to the Minimum Vesting Condition, comprise Awards with respect to a number of shares of Common Stock that does not exceed, in the aggregate, the Minimum Vesting Condition Limit. Options shall expire upon a date determined by the Committee, not to exceed ten (10) years from the Date of Grant (the Option Period ). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Option Period exceed five (5) years from the Date of Grant in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Participant who on the Date of Grant owns stock representing more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of stock of any member of the Company Group.
(ii) Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, whether in an Award Agreement or otherwise, in the event of (A) a Participants Termination by the Service Recipient other than for Cause; or (B) a Participants Termination by the Service Recipient due to death or Disability, in each case within 12 months following a Change in Control, each outstanding Option granted to such Participant shall become fully vested and immediately exercisable as of the date of such Termination; provided , that in the event the vesting or exercisability of any Option would otherwise be subject to the achievement of performance conditions, the portion of any such Option that shall become fully vested and immediately exercisable shall be based on (x) actual performance through the date of Termination as determined by the Committee, or (y) if the Committee determines that measurement of actual performance cannot be reasonably assessed, the assumed achievement of target performance as determined by the Committee, in each case prorated based on the time elapsed from the date of grant to the date of Termination.
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(iii) Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, whether in an Award Agreement or otherwise, in the event of (A) a Participants Termination by the Service Recipient for Cause, all outstanding Options granted to such Participant shall immediately terminate and expire; (B) a Participants Termination due to death or Disability, after taking into account any accelerated vesting under the above clause (ii), each outstanding unvested Option granted to such Participant shall immediately terminate and expire, and each outstanding vested Option shall remain exercisable for one (1) year thereafter (but in no event beyond the expiration of the Option Period); and (C) a Participants Termination for any other reason each outstanding unvested Option granted to such Participant shall immediately terminate and expire, and each outstanding vested Option shall remain exercisable for ninety (90) days thereafter (but in no event beyond the expiration of the Option Period).
(d) Method of Exercise and Form of Payment . No shares of Common Stock shall be issued pursuant to any exercise of an Option until payment in full of the Exercise Price therefor is received by the Company and the Participant has paid to the Company an amount equal to any Federal, state, local and non-U.S. income, employment and any other applicable taxes required to be withheld. Options which have become exercisable may be exercised by delivery of written or electronic notice of exercise to the Company (or telephonic instructions to the extent provided by the Committee) in accordance with the terms of the Option accompanied by payment of the Exercise Price. The Exercise Price shall be payable: (i) in cash, check, cash equivalent and/or shares of Common Stock valued at the Fair Market Value at the time the Option is exercised (including, pursuant to procedures approved by the Committee, by means of attestation of ownership of a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock in lieu of actual issuance of such shares to the Company); provided , that such shares of Common Stock are not subject to any pledge or other security interest and have been held by the Participant for any period of time as established from time to time by the Committee in order to avoid adverse accounting treatment applying generally accepted accounting principles ( GAAP ); or (ii) by such other method as the Committee may permit, in its sole discretion, including, without limitation (A) in other property having a fair market value on the date of exercise equal to the Exercise Price; (B) if there is a public market for the shares of Common Stock at such time, by means of a broker-assisted cashless exercise pursuant to which the Company is delivered (including telephonically to the extent permitted by the Committee) a copy of irrevocable instructions to a stockbroker to sell the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable upon the exercise of the Option and to deliver promptly to the Company an amount equal to the Exercise Price; or (C) a net exercise procedure effected by withholding the minimum number of shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable in respect of an Option that are needed to pay the Exercise Price. Any fractional shares of Common Stock shall be settled in cash.
(e) Notification upon Disqualifying Disposition of an Incentive Stock Option . Each Participant awarded an Incentive Stock Option under the Plan shall notify the Company in writing immediately after the date the Participant makes a disqualifying disposition of any Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of such Incentive Stock Option. A disqualifying disposition is any disposition (including, without limitation, any sale) of such Common Stock before the later of (i) the date that is two (2) years after the Date of Grant of the Incentive Stock Option, or (ii) the date that is one (1) year after the date of exercise of the Incentive Stock Option. The Company may, if determined by the Committee and in accordance
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with procedures established by the Committee, retain possession, as agent for the applicable Participant, of any Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option until the end of the period described in the preceding sentence, subject to complying with any instructions from such Participant as to the sale of such Common Stock.
(f) Compliance With Laws, etc . Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall a Participant be permitted to exercise an Option in a manner which the Committee determines would violate the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as it may be amended from time to time, or any other applicable law or the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission or the applicable rules and regulations of any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the securities of the Company are listed or traded.
8. Stock Appreciation Rights.
(a) General . Each SAR granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. Each SAR so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 8, and to such other conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award Agreement. Any Option granted under the Plan may include tandem SARs. The Committee also may award SARs to Eligible Persons independent of any Option.
(b) Strike Price . Except as otherwise provided by the Committee in the case of Substitute Awards, the strike price ( Strike Price ) per share of Common Stock for each SAR shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of such share (determined as of the Date of Grant). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a SAR granted in tandem with (or in substitution for) an Option previously granted shall have a Strike Price equal to the Exercise Price of the corresponding Option.
(c) Vesting and Expiration; Termination .
(i) A SAR granted in connection with an Option shall become exercisable and shall expire according to the same vesting schedule and expiration provisions as the corresponding Option. A SAR granted independent of an Option shall vest and become exercisable in such manner and on such date or dates or upon such event or events as determined by the Committee. Grants of SARs that are settled in shares of Common Stock shall comply with the Minimum Vesting Condition; provided that the Minimum Vesting Condition need not be applied to such grants that, when taken together with other Awards not subject to the Minimum Vesting Condition, comprise Awards with respect to a number of shares of Common Stock that does not exceed, in the aggregate, the Minimum Vesting Condition Limit. SARs shall expire upon a date determined by the Committee, not to exceed ten (10) years from the Date of Grant (the SAR Period ).
(ii) Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, whether in an Award Agreement or otherwise, in the event of (A) a Participants Termination by the Service Recipient other than for Cause; or (B) a Participants Termination by the Service Recipient due to death or Disability, in each case within 12 months following a Change in Control, outstanding SARs granted to such Participant shall become fully vested and immediately exercisable as of the date of such Termination; provided , that in the event
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the vesting or exercisability of any SARs would otherwise be subject to the achievement of performance conditions, the portion of any such SAR that shall become fully vested and immediately exercisable shall be based on (x) actual performance through the date of termination as determined by the Committee, or (y) if the Committee determines that measurement of actual performance cannot be reasonably assessed, the assumed achievement of target performance as determined by the Committee, in each case prorated based on the time elapsed from the date of grant to the date of Termination.
(iii) Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, whether in an Award Agreement or otherwise, in the event of (A) a Participants Termination by the Service Recipient for Cause, all outstanding SARs granted to such Participant shall immediately terminate and expire; (B) a Participants Termination due to death or Disability, after taking into account any accelerated vesting under the above clause (ii), each outstanding unvested SAR granted to such Participant shall immediately terminate and expire, and each outstanding vested SAR shall remain exercisable for one (1) year thereafter (but in no event beyond the expiration of the SAR Period); and (C) a Participants Termination for any other reason, each outstanding unvested SAR granted to such Participant shall immediately terminate and expire, and each outstanding vested SAR shall remain exercisable for ninety (90) days thereafter (but in no event beyond the expiration of the SAR Period).
(d) Method of Exercise . SARs which have become exercisable may be exercised by delivery of written or electronic notice of exercise to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Award, specifying the number of SARs to be exercised and the date on which such SARs were awarded.
(e) Payment . Upon the exercise of a SAR, the Company shall pay to the Participant an amount equal to the number of shares subject to the SAR that is being exercised multiplied by the excess of the Fair Market Value of one (1) share of Common Stock on the exercise date over the Strike Price, less an amount equal to any Federal, state, local and non-U.S. income, employment and any other applicable taxes required to be withheld. The Company shall pay such amount in cash, in shares of Common Stock valued at Fair Market Value, or any combination thereof, as determined by the Committee. Any fractional shares of Common Stock shall be settled in cash.
9. Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units.
(a) General . Each grant of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. Each Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 9, and to such other conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award Agreement.
(b) Stock Certificates and Book-Entry; Escrow or Similar Arrangement . Upon the grant of Restricted Stock, the Committee shall cause a stock certificate registered in the name of the Participant to be issued or shall cause share(s) of Common Stock to be registered in the name of the Participant and held in book-entry form subject to the Companys directions and, if the Committee determines that the Restricted Stock shall be held by the Company or in escrow
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rather than issued to the Participant pending the release of the applicable restrictions, the Committee may require the Participant to additionally execute and deliver to the Company (i) an escrow agreement satisfactory to the Committee, if applicable; and (ii) the appropriate stock power (endorsed in blank) with respect to the Restricted Stock covered by such agreement. If a Participant shall fail to execute and deliver (in a manner permitted under Section 14(a) of the Plan or as otherwise determined by the Committee) an agreement evidencing an Award of Restricted Stock and, if applicable, an escrow agreement and blank stock power within the amount of time specified by the Committee, the Award shall be null and void. Subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 9 and the applicable Award Agreement, a Participant generally shall have the rights and privileges of a stockholder as to shares of Restricted Stock, including, without limitation, the right to vote such Restricted Stock; provided , that if the lapsing of restrictions with respect to any grant of Restricted Stock is contingent on satisfaction of performance conditions (other than, or in addition to, the passage of time), any dividends payable on such shares of Restricted Stock shall be held by the Company and delivered (without interest) to the Participant within fifteen (15) days following the date on which the restrictions on such Restricted Stock lapse (and the right to any such accumulated dividends shall be forfeited upon the forfeiture of the Restricted Stock to which such dividends relate). To the extent shares of Restricted Stock are forfeited, any stock certificates issued to the Participant evidencing such shares shall be returned to the Company, and all rights of the Participant to such shares and as a stockholder with respect thereto shall terminate without further obligation on the part of the Company. A Participant shall have no rights or privileges as a stockholder as to Restricted Stock Units.
(c) Vesting; Termination .
(i) Subject to the Minimum Vesting Condition, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall vest, and any applicable Restricted Period shall lapse, in such manner and on such date or dates or upon such event or events as determined by the Committee. Grants of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units that are settled in shares of Common Stock shall comply with the Minimum Vesting Condition; provided that the Minimum Vesting Condition need not be applied to such grants that, when taken together with other Awards not subject to the Minimum Vesting Condition, comprise Awards with respect to a number of shares of Common Stock that does not exceed, in the aggregate, the Minimum Vesting Condition Limit.
(ii) Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, whether in an Award Agreement or otherwise, in the event of (A) a Participants Termination by the Company other than for Cause, or (B) a Participants Termination due to death or Disability, in each case within 12 months following a Change in Control, outstanding Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units granted to such Participant shall become fully vested and the restrictions thereon shall immediately lapse as of the date of such Termination; provided , that in the event the vesting or lapse of restrictions of any Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units would otherwise be subject to the achievement of performance conditions, the portion of any such Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units that shall become fully vested and free from such restrictions shall be based on (x) actual performance through the date of termination as determined by the Committee, or (y) if the Committee determines that measurement of actual performance cannot be reasonably assessed, the assumed achievement of target performance as determined by the Committee, in each case prorated based on the time elapsed from the date of grant to the date of Termination.
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(d) Issuance of Restricted Stock and Settlement of Restricted Stock Units .
(i) Upon the expiration of the Restricted Period with respect to any shares of Restricted Stock, the restrictions set forth in the applicable Award Agreement shall be of no further force or effect with respect to such shares, except as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. If an escrow arrangement is used, upon such expiration, the Company shall issue to the Participant, or the Participants beneficiary, without charge, the stock certificate (or, if applicable, a notice evidencing a book-entry notation) evidencing the shares of Restricted Stock which have not then been forfeited and with respect to which the Restricted Period has expired (rounded down to the nearest full share). Dividends, if any, that may have been withheld by the Committee and attributable to any particular share of Restricted Stock shall be distributed to the Participant in cash or, in the sole discretion of the Committee, in shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value (on the date of distribution) equal to the amount of such dividends, upon the release of restrictions on such share and, if such share is forfeited, the Participant shall have no right to such dividends.
(ii) Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in an Award Agreement or otherwise, upon the expiration of the Restricted Period with respect to any outstanding Restricted Stock Units, the Company shall issue to the Participant or the Participants beneficiary, without charge, one (1) share of Common Stock (or other securities or other property, as applicable) for each such outstanding Restricted Stock Unit; provided, however , that the Committee may, in its sole discretion, elect to (A) pay cash or part cash and part shares of Common Stock in lieu of issuing only shares of Common Stock in respect of such Restricted Stock Units; or (B) defer the issuance of shares of Common Stock (or cash or part cash and part shares of Common Stock, as the case may be) beyond the expiration of the Restricted Period if such extension would not cause adverse tax consequences under Section 409A of the Code. If a cash payment is made in lieu of issuing shares of Common Stock in respect of such Restricted Stock Units, the amount of such payment shall be equal to the Fair Market Value per share of the Common Stock as of the date on which the Restricted Period lapsed with respect to such Restricted Stock Units. Except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement or by the Committee, in its sole discretion, upon the payment by the Company of dividends on shares of Common Stock, the holder of outstanding Restricted Stock Units shall be entitled to be credited with dividend equivalent payments in cash (unless, the Committee, in its sole discretion, elects to credit such payments in shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such dividend), which payments shall be made to the holder on a current basis within fifteen (15) days following the date on which the corresponding dividend is paid to the Companys stockholders; provided , that if the lapsing of restrictions with respect to any grant of Restricted Stock Units is contingent on satisfaction of performance conditions (other than, or in addition to, the passage of time), any dividend equivalents payable on such Restricted Stock Units shall be held by the Company and shall be payable (without interest) at the same time as the underlying Restricted Stock Units are settled following the date on which the Restricted Period lapses with respect to such Restricted Stock Units, and, if such Restricted Stock Units are forfeited, the Participant shall have no right to such dividend equivalent payments.
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(e) Legends on Restricted Stock . Each certificate, if any, or book entry representing Restricted Stock awarded under the Plan, if any, shall bear a legend or book entry notation substantially in the form of the following, in addition to any other information the Company deems appropriate, until the lapse of all restrictions with respect to such shares of Common Stock:
TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY IS RESTRICTED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC. 2017 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN AND A RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT BETWEEN PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC. AND PARTICIPANT. A COPY OF SUCH PLAN AND AWARD AGREEMENT IS ON FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES OF PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC.
10. Other Equity-Based Awards and Other Cash-Based Awards . The Committee may grant Other Equity-Based Awards and Other Cash-Based Awards under the Plan to Eligible Persons, alone or in tandem with other Awards, in such amounts and dependent on such conditions as the Committee shall from time to time in its sole discretion determine. Each Other Equity-Based Award granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement, and each Other Cash-Based Award granted under the Plan shall be evidenced in such form as the Committee may determine from time to time. Each Other Equity-Based Award or Other Cash-Based Award, as applicable, so granted shall be subject to such conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award Agreement or other form evidencing such Award, including, without limitation, those set forth in Section 14(a) of the Plan. Grants of Other Equity-Based Awards that are settled in shares of Common Stock shall comply with the Minimum Vesting Condition; provided that the Minimum Vesting Condition need not be applied to such grants that, when taken together with other Awards not subject to the Minimum Vesting Condition, comprise Awards with respect to a number of shares of Common Stock that does not exceed the Minimum Vesting Condition Limit. Grants of Other Equity-Based Awards that are operating partnership or limited liability company units or profits interests or other equity interests in an operating partnership or limited liability company Subsidiary of the Company (a) may be granted for Service to such operating partnership or limited liability company Subsidiary (or a Subsidiary thereof) and (b) shall have the rights and features of which, if applicable, will be set forth in an operating partnership or limited liability company agreement and an applicable Award Agreement.
11. Performance Compensation Awards.
(a) General . The Committee shall have the authority, at or before the time of grant of any Award, to designate such Award as a Performance Compensation Award intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, if the Company determines that a Participant who has been granted an Award designated as a Performance Compensation Award is not (or is no longer) a covered employee (within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the
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Code), the terms and conditions of such Award may be modified without regard to any restrictions or limitations set forth in this Section 11 (but subject otherwise to the provisions of Section 13 of the Plan).
(b) Discretion of Committee with Respect to Performance Compensation Awards . With regard to a particular Performance Period, the Committee shall have sole discretion to select the length of such Performance Period, the type(s) of Performance Compensation Awards to be issued, the Performance Criteria that will be used to establish the Performance Goal(s), the kind(s) and/or level(s) of the Performance Goal(s) that is (are) to apply and the Performance Formula(e). Within the first ninety (90) days of a Performance Period (or, within any other maximum period allowed under Section 162(m) of the Code), the Committee shall, with regard to the Performance Compensation Awards to be issued for such Performance Period, exercise its discretion with respect to each of the matters enumerated in the immediately preceding sentence and record the same in writing.
(c) Performance Criteria . The Performance Criteria that will be used to establish the Performance Goal(s) may be based on the attainment of specific levels of performance of the Company (and/or one or more members of the Company Group, divisions or operational and/or business units, product lines, brands, business segments, administrative departments, or any combination of the foregoing) and shall be limited to the following, which may be determined in accordance with GAAP or on a non-GAAP basis: (i) net earnings or net income (before or after taxes); (ii) basic or diluted earnings per share (before or after taxes); (iii) net revenue or net revenue growth; (iv) gross revenue or gross revenue growth, gross profit or gross profit growth; (v) net operating profit (before or after taxes); (vi) return measures (including, but not limited to, return on investment, assets, capital, employed capital, invested capital, equity, revenue or sales); (vii) cash flow measures (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow, free cash flow, cash flow return on equity, and cash flow return on investment), which may but are not required to be measured on a per share basis; (viii) total capital invested in assets; (ix) earnings before or after interest, taxes, depreciation and/or amortization (including EBIT, EBITDA and adjusted, core, or hotel EBITDA); (x) earnings as a percentage of average capital, earnings as a multiple of interest expense, or business unit economic earnings; (xi) funds from operations (as determined by NAREIT or otherwise), adjusted or core funds from operations, funds available for distribution, adjusted or core funds available for distribution, cash available for distribution, or adjusted or core cash available for distribution; (xii) asset acquisition or disposition volume; (xiii) gross or net operating margins (including EBITDA and adjusted, core, or hotel EBITDA margins); (xiv) productivity ratios; (xv) share price (including, but not limited to, growth measures and total stockholder return); (xvi) expense targets or cost reduction goals, general and administrative expense savings; (xvii) operating efficiency or productivity; (xviii) objective measures of customer satisfaction; (xix) working capital targets; (xx) measures of economic value added or other value creation metrics; (xxi) enterprise value; (xxii) sales; (xxiii) stockholder return; (xxiv) competitive market metrics; (xxv) employee retention; (xxvi) timely opening of new facilities; (xxvii) hotel occupancy rates; (xxviii) objective measures of personal targets, goals or completion of projects (including but not limited to succession and hiring projects, completion of specific acquisitions, dispositions, reorganizations or other corporate transactions or capital-raising transactions, expansions of specific business operations and meeting divisional or project budgets); (xxix) revenues; (xxx) revenues under management; (xxxi) comparisons of continuing operations to other operations; (xxxii) market share or
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penetration; (xxxiii) cost of capital, debt leverage (including net debt to EBITDA or adjusted or core EBITDA), year-end cash position or book value; (xxxiv) strategic objectives; (xxxv) international operations; (xxxvi) capital expenditures; (xxxvii) RevPAR (revenue per available room); (xxxviii) RevPAR penetration ratios; (xxxix) financial ratios as provided in credit agreements of the Company and/or a member of the Company Group; or (xxxx) any combination of the foregoing. Any one or more of the Performance Criteria may be stated as a percentage of another Performance Criteria, or used on an absolute or relative basis to measure the performance of the Company and/or one or more members of the Company Group as a whole or any assets, divisions or operational and/or business units, product lines, brands, business segments or administrative departments of the Company and/or one or more members of the Company Group or any combination thereof, as the Committee may deem appropriate, or any of the above Performance Criteria may be compared to the performance of a selected group of comparison companies, or a published or special index that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate, or as compared to various stock market indices. Without limiting the foregoing, any one or more of the Performance Criteria may also be calculated on a same store, per share or relative-to-peers basis. The Committee also has the authority to provide for accelerated vesting of any Award based on the achievement of Performance Goals pursuant to the Performance Criteria specified in this paragraph. To the extent required under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee shall, within the first ninety (90) days of a Performance Period (or, within any other maximum period allowed under Section 162(m) of the Code), define in an objective fashion the manner of calculating the Performance Criteria it selects to use for such Performance Period.
(d) Modification of Performance Goal(s) . In the event that applicable tax and/or securities laws change to permit Committee discretion to alter the governing Performance Criteria without obtaining stockholder approval of such alterations, the Committee shall have sole discretion to make such alterations without obtaining stockholder approval. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee at the time a Performance Compensation Award is granted, the Committee shall, during the first ninety (90) days of a Performance Period (or, within any other maximum period allowed under Section 162(m) of the Code), or at any time thereafter to the extent the exercise of such authority at such time would not cause the Performance Compensation Awards granted to any Participant for such Performance Period to fail to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, specify adjustments or modifications to be made to the calculation of a Performance Goal for such Performance Period, based on and in order to appropriately reflect the following events: (i) asset write-downs; (ii) litigation or claim judgments or settlements; (iii) the effect of changes in tax laws, accounting principles, or other laws or regulatory rules affecting reported results; (iv) any reorganization and restructuring programs; (v) acquisitions or divestitures; (vi) any other specific, unusual or nonrecurring events, or objectively determinable category thereof; (vii) foreign exchange gains and losses or fluctuation in currency exchange rates; (viii) discontinued operations and nonrecurring charges; (ix) a change in the Companys fiscal year; (x) accruals for payments to be made in respect of the Plan or other specific compensation arrangements; and (xi) any other event described in Section 12.
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(e) Payment of Performance Compensation Awards .
(i) Condition to Receipt of Payment . Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement or otherwise determined by the Committee, a Participant must be employed by the Company on the last day of a Performance Period to be eligible for payment in respect of a Performance Compensation Award for such Performance Period.
(ii) Limitation . Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement or otherwise determined by the Committee, a Participant shall be eligible to receive payment in respect of a Performance Compensation Award only to the extent that (A) the Performance Goals for such period are achieved, and (B) all or some portion of such Participants Performance Compensation Award has been earned for the Performance Period based on the application of the Performance Formula to such achieved Performance Goals; provided, however , that in the event of (x) a Participants Termination by the Company other than for Cause, or (y) a Participants Termination due to death or Disability, in each case, within twelve (12) months following a Change in Control, the Participant shall receive payment in respect of a Performance Compensation Award based on (1) actual performance through the date of Termination as determined by the Committee, or (2) if the Committee determines that measurement of actual performance cannot be reasonably assessed, the assumed achievement of target performance as determined by the Committee (but not to the extent that application of this clause (2) would cause Section 162(m) of the Code to result in the loss of the deduction of the compensation payable in respect of such Performance Compensation Award for any Participant reasonably expected to be a covered employee within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code), in each case, prorated based on the time elapsed from the Date of Grant to the date of Termination.
(iii) Certification . Following the completion of a Performance Period, the Committee shall review and certify in writing whether, and to what extent, the Performance Goals for the Performance Period have been achieved and, if so, calculate and certify in writing that amount of the Performance Compensation Awards earned for the period based upon the Performance Formula. The Committee shall then determine the amount of each Participants Performance Compensation Award actually payable for the Performance Period and, in so doing, may apply Negative Discretion.
(iv) Use of Negative Discretion . In determining the actual amount of an individual Participants Performance Compensation Award for a Performance Period, the Committee may reduce or eliminate the amount of such Performance Compensation Award earned under the Performance Formula in the Performance Period through the use of Negative Discretion. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement or otherwise determined by the Committee, the Committee shall not have the discretion to (A) grant or provide payment in respect of Performance Compensation Awards for a Performance Period if the Performance Goals for such Performance Period have not been attained or (B) increase a Performance Compensation Award above the applicable limitations set forth in Section 5 of the Plan.
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(f) Timing of Award Payments . Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement or otherwise determined by the Committee, Performance Compensation Awards granted for a Performance Period shall be paid to Participants as soon as administratively practicable following completion of the certifications required by this Section 11. Any Performance Compensation Award that has been deferred shall not (between the date as of which the Award is deferred and the payment date) increase (i) with respect to a Performance Compensation Award that is payable in cash, by a measuring factor for each fiscal year greater than a reasonable rate of interest set by the Committee; or (ii) with respect to a Performance Compensation Award that is payable in shares of Common Stock, by an amount greater than the appreciation of a share of Common Stock from the date such Award is deferred to the payment date. Any Performance Compensation Award that is deferred and is otherwise payable in shares of Common Stock shall be credited (during the period between the date as of which the Award is deferred and the payment date) with dividend equivalents (in a manner consistent with the methodology set forth in the last sentence of Section 9(d)(ii) of the Plan).
12. Changes in Capital Structure and Similar Events . Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan to the contrary, the following provisions shall apply to all Awards granted hereunder (other than Other Cash-Based Awards):
(a) General . In the event of (i) any dividend (other than regular cash dividends) or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, shares of Common Stock, other securities or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, split-off, spin-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to acquire shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company, or other similar corporate transaction or event that affects the shares of Common Stock (including a Change in Control); or (ii) unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Company, including changes in applicable rules, rulings, regulations or other requirements, that the Committee determines, in its sole discretion, could result in substantial dilution or enlargement of the rights intended to be granted to, or available for, Participants (any event in (i) or (ii), an Adjustment Event ), the Committee shall, in respect of any such Adjustment Event, make such proportionate substitution or adjustment, if any, as it deems equitable, to any or all of (A) the Absolute Share Limit, or any other limit applicable under the Plan with respect to the number of Awards which may be granted hereunder; (B) the number of shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company (or number and kind of other securities or other property) which may be issued in respect of Awards or with respect to which Awards may be granted under the Plan or any Sub-Plan; and (C) the terms of any outstanding Award, including, without limitation, (I) the number of shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company (or number and kind of other securities or other property) subject to outstanding Awards or to which outstanding Awards relate; (II) the Exercise Price or Strike Price with respect to any Award; or (III) any applicable performance measures (including, without limitation, Performance Criteria and Performance Goals); provided , that in the case of any equity restructuring (within the meaning of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 (or any successor pronouncement thereto)), the Committee shall make an equitable or proportionate adjustment to outstanding Awards to reflect such equity restructuring.
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(b) Adjustment Events . Without limiting the foregoing, except as may otherwise be provided in an Award Agreement, in connection with any Adjustment Event, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for any one or more of the following:
(i) substitution or assumption of Awards (or awards of an acquiring company), acceleration of the vesting of, exercisability of, lapse of restrictions on, or termination of, Awards, or establishment of a period of time (which shall not be required to be more than ten (10) days) for Participants to exercise outstanding Awards prior to the occurrence of such event (and any such Award not so exercised shall terminate upon the occurrence of such event);
(ii) cancellation of any one or more outstanding Awards and payment to the holders of such Awards that are vested as of such cancellation (including, without limitation, any Awards that would vest as a result of the occurrence of such event but for such cancellation or for which vesting is accelerated by the Committee in connection with such event pursuant to clause (i) above), the value of such Awards, if any, as determined by the Committee (which value, if applicable, may be based upon the price per share of Common Stock received or to be received by other stockholders of the Company in such event), including, without limitation, in the case of an outstanding Option or SAR, a cash payment in an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value (as of a date specified by the Committee) of the shares of Common Stock subject to such Option or SAR over the aggregate Exercise Price or Strike Price of such Option or SAR (it being understood that, in such event, any Option or SAR having a per share Exercise Price or Strike Price equal to, or in excess of, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock subject thereto may be canceled and terminated without any payment or consideration therefor), or, in the case of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Other Equity-Based Awards that are not vested as of such cancellation, a cash payment or equity subject to deferred vesting and delivery consistent with the vesting restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Other Equity-Based Awards prior to cancellation, or the underlying shares in respect thereof; and
(iii) subject to any limitations or reductions as may be necessary to comply with Section 409A of the Code, conversion or replacement of any Award that is not vested as of the occurrence of such event into or with the right to receive a payment, based on the value of the Award (as determined consistent with clause (ii) above), which is subject to continued vesting on the same basis as the vesting requirements applicable to such converted or replaced Award.
Payments to holders pursuant to clauses (ii) or (iii) above shall be made in cash or, in the sole discretion of the Committee, in the form of such other consideration necessary for a Participant to receive property, cash, or securities (or combination thereof) as such Participant would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of the transaction if the Participant had been, immediately prior to such transaction, the holder of the number of shares of Common Stock covered by the Award at such time (less any applicable Exercise Price or Strike Price).
(c) Internal Reorganization . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (i) no payments or benefits or acceleration of payments, benefits or vesting will become
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payable or accelerated, as applicable, hereunder or under any Award Agreement or be triggered for any purpose in the event of any internal reorganization (whether by merger, consolidation, reorganization, combination, contribution, distribution, asset transfer or otherwise) or restructuring involving the Company or any of its Affiliates, including any such reorganization or restructuring pursuant to a merger or other combination involving the Company in which an Affiliate of the Company survives or succeeds as a publicly-traded entity (including, without limitation, by virtue of a triangular merger structure) and/or any such reorganization or restructuring undertaken in connection with implementation of an umbrella partnership REIT or downREIT structure (an Internal Reorganization ), (ii) in connection with any Internal Reorganization, the Committee shall have the authority to transfer and assign the Plan and all related agreements, including Award Agreements, to a direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company as part of such Internal Reorganization, subject to compliance with applicable law, and (iii) if any Internal Reorganization results in a transfer of a Participants service from the Company to one of its direct or indirect subsidiaries, such a transfer shall not be considered or interpreted as a termination of employment or separation from service under any other similar provision that addresses an involuntary termination of employment or service.
(d) Other Requirements . Prior to any payment or adjustment contemplated under this Section 12, the Committee may require a Participant to (i) represent and warrant as to the unencumbered title to the Participants Awards; (ii) bear such Participants pro rata share of any post-closing indemnity obligations, and be subject to the same post-closing purchase price adjustments, escrow terms, offset rights, holdback terms, and similar conditions as the other holders of Common Stock, subject to any limitations or reductions as may be necessary to comply with Section 409A of the Code; and (iii) deliver customary transfer documentation as reasonably determined by the Committee.
(e) Fractional Shares . Any adjustment provided under this Section 12 may provide for the elimination of any fractional share that might otherwise become subject to an Award.
(f) Binding Effect . Any adjustment, substitution, determination of value or other action taken by the Committee under this Section 12 shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes.
13. Amendments and Termination.
(a) Amendment and Termination of the Plan . The Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time; provided , that no such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance or termination shall be made without stockholder approval if (i) such approval is necessary to comply with any regulatory requirement applicable to the Plan (including, without limitation, as necessary to comply with any rules or regulations of any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the securities of the Company may be listed or quoted) or for changes in GAAP to new accounting standards; (ii) it would materially increase the number of securities which may be issued under the Plan (except for increases pursuant to Section 5 or 12 of the Plan); or (iii) it would materially modify the requirements for participation in the Plan; provided, further , that any such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance or termination that would materially and adversely affect the rights of any Participant or any holder or beneficiary of any
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Award theretofore granted shall not to that extent be effective without the consent of the affected Participant, holder or beneficiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment shall be made to the last proviso of Section 13(b) of the Plan without stockholder approval.
(b) Amendment of Award Agreements . The Committee may, to the extent consistent with the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or alter, suspend, discontinue, cancel or terminate, any Award theretofore granted or the associated Award Agreement, prospectively or retroactively (including after a Participants Termination); provided , that, other than pursuant to Section 12, any such waiver, amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance, cancellation or termination that would materially and adversely affect the rights of any Participant with respect to any Award theretofore granted shall not to that extent be effective without the consent of the affected Participant; provided, further , that in no event shall any such amendment alter the Minimum Vesting Condition.
(c) No Repricing . Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, without stockholder approval, except as otherwise permitted under Section 12 of the Plan, (i) no amendment or modification may reduce the Exercise Price of any Option or the Strike Price of any SAR; (ii) the Committee may not cancel any outstanding Option or SAR and replace it with a new Option or SAR (with a lower Exercise Price or Strike Price, as the case may be) or other Award or cash payment that is greater than the intrinsic value (if any) of the cancelled Option or SAR; and (iii) the Committee may not take any other action which is considered a repricing for purposes of the stockholder approval rules of any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the securities of the Company are listed or quoted.
14. General .
(a) Award Agreements . Each Award (other than an Other Cash-Based Award) under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement, which shall be delivered to the Participant to whom such Award was granted and shall specify the terms and conditions of the Award and any rules applicable thereto, including, without limitation, the effect on such Award of the death, Disability or Termination of a Participant, or of such other events as may be determined by the Committee. For purposes of the Plan, an Award Agreement may be in any such form (written or electronic) as determined by the Committee (including, without limitation, a Board or Committee resolution, an employment agreement, a notice, a certificate or a letter) evidencing the Award. The Committee need not require an Award Agreement to be signed by the Participant or a duly authorized representative of the Company or a Subsidiary.
(b) Nontransferability . Each Award shall be exercisable only by such Participant to whom such Award was granted during the Participants lifetime, or, if permissible under applicable law, by the Participants legal guardian or representative. No Award may be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by a Participant (unless such transfer is specifically required pursuant to a domestic relations order or by applicable law) other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against any member of the Company Group; provided , that the designation of a beneficiary shall not constitute an assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance.
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(c) Dividends and Dividend Equivalents . The Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide a Participant as part of an Award with dividends, dividend equivalents, or similar payments in respect of Awards, payable in cash, shares of Common Stock, other securities, other Awards or other property, on a current or deferred basis, on such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, including, without limitation, payment directly to the Participant, withholding of such amounts by the Company subject to vesting of the Award or reinvestment in additional shares of Common Stock, Restricted Stock or other Awards; provided , that no dividends, dividend equivalents or other similar payments shall be payable in respect of outstanding (i) Options or SARs; or (ii) unearned Performance Compensation Awards or other unearned Awards subject to performance conditions (other than, or in addition to, the passage of time) (although dividends, dividend equivalents or other similar payments may be accumulated in respect of unearned Awards and paid within fifteen (15) days after such Awards are earned and become payable or distributable).
(d) Tax Withholding .
(i) A Participant shall be required to pay to the Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, an amount in cash (by check or wire transfer) equal to the aggregate amount of any income, employment and/or other applicable taxes that are statutorily required to be withheld in respect of an Award. Alternatively, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may elect, in its sole discretion, to satisfy this requirement by withholding such amount from any cash compensation or other cash amounts owing to a Participant.
(ii) Without limiting the foregoing, the Committee may (but is not obligated to), in its sole discretion, permit or require a Participant to satisfy, all or any portion of the minimum income, employment and/or other applicable taxes that are statutorily required to be withheld with respect to an Award by (A) the delivery of shares of Common Stock (which are not subject to any pledge or other security interest) that have been both held by the Participant and vested for any period of time as established from time to time by the Committee in order to avoid adverse accounting treatment under GAAP) having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to such minimum statutorily required withholding liability (or portion thereof); or (B) having the Company withhold from the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable or deliverable to, or that would otherwise be retained by, the Participant upon the grant, exercise, vesting or settlement of the Award, as applicable, a number of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to an amount, subject to clause (iii) below, not in excess of such minimum statutorily required withholding liability (or portion thereof).
(iii) The Committee, subject to its having considered the applicable accounting impact of any such determination, has full discretion to allow Participants to satisfy, in whole or in part, any additional income, employment and/or other applicable taxes payable by them with respect to an Award by electing to have the Company withhold from the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable or deliverable to, or that would
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otherwise be retained by, a Participant upon the grant, exercise, vesting or settlement of the Award, as applicable, shares of Common Stock having an aggregate Fair Market Value that is greater than the applicable minimum required statutory withholding liability (but such withholding may in no event be in excess of the maximum statutory withholding amount(s) in a Participants relevant tax jurisdictions).
(e) Data Protection . By participating in the Plan or accepting any rights granted under it, each Participant consents to the collection and processing of personal data relating to the Participant so that the Company and its Affiliates can fulfill their obligations and exercise their rights under the Plan and generally administer and manage the Plan. This data will include, but may not be limited to, data about participation in the Plan and shares offered or received, purchased, or sold under the Plan from time to time and other appropriate financial and other data (such as the date on which the Awards were granted) about the Participant and the Participants participation in the Plan.
(f) No Claim to Awards; No Rights to Continued Employment; Waiver . No employee of any member of the Company Group, or other Person, shall have any claim or right to be granted an Award under the Plan or, having been selected for the grant of an Award, to be selected for a grant of any other Award. There is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants or holders or beneficiaries of Awards. The terms and conditions of Awards and the Committees determinations and interpretations with respect thereto need not be the same with respect to each Participant and may be made selectively among Participants, whether or not such Participants are similarly situated. Neither the Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as giving any Participant any right to be retained in the employ or service of the Service Recipient or any other member of the Company Group, nor shall it be construed as giving any Participant any rights to continued service on the Board. The Service Recipient or any other member of the Company Group may at any time dismiss a Participant from employment or discontinue any consulting relationship, free from any liability or any claim under the Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or any Award Agreement. By accepting an Award under the Plan, a Participant shall thereby be deemed to have waived any claim to continued exercise or vesting of an Award or to damages or severance entitlement related to non-continuation of the Award beyond the period provided under the Plan or any Award Agreement, except to the extent of any provision to the contrary in any written employment contract or other agreement between the Service Recipient and/or any member of the Company Group and the Participant, whether any such agreement is executed before, on or after the Date of Grant.
(g) International Participants . With respect to Participants who reside or work outside of the United States of America and who are not (and who are not expected to be) covered employees within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend the terms of the Plan and create or amend Sub-Plans or amend outstanding Awards with respect to such Participants in order to conform such terms with the requirements of local law or to obtain more favorable tax or other treatment for a Participant or any member of the Company Group.
(h) Designation and Change of Beneficiary . Each Participant may file with the Committee a written designation of one or more Persons as the beneficiary(ies) who shall be
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entitled to receive the amounts payable with respect to an Award, if any, due under the Plan upon the Participants death. A Participant may, from time to time, revoke or change the Participants beneficiary designation without the consent of any prior beneficiary by filing a new designation with the Committee. The last such designation received by the Committee shall be controlling; provided, however , that no designation, or change or revocation thereof, shall be effective unless received by the Committee prior to the Participants death, and in no event shall it be effective as of a date prior to such receipt. If no beneficiary designation is filed by a Participant, the beneficiary shall be deemed to be the Participants spouse or, if the Participant is unmarried at the time of death, the Participants estate.
(i) Termination . Except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, unless determined otherwise by the Committee at any point following such event: (i) neither a temporary absence from employment or service due to illness, vacation or leave of absence (including, without limitation, a call to active duty for military service through a Reserve or National Guard unit) nor a transfer from employment or service with one Service Recipient to employment or service with another Service Recipient (or vice-versa) shall be considered a Termination; and (ii) if a Participant undergoes a Termination of employment, but such Participant continues to provide services to the Company Group in a non-employee capacity, such change in status shall not be considered a Termination for purposes of the Plan. Further, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, in the event that any Service Recipient ceases to be a member of the Company Group (by reason of sale, divestiture, spin-off or other similar transaction), unless a Participants employment or service is transferred to another entity that would constitute a Service Recipient immediately following such transaction, such Participant shall be deemed to have suffered a Termination hereunder as of the date of the consummation of such transaction.
(j) No Rights as a Stockholder . Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan or any Award Agreement, no Person shall be entitled to the privileges of ownership in respect of shares of Common Stock which are subject to Awards hereunder until such shares have been issued or delivered to such Person.
(k) Government and Other Regulations .
(i) The obligation of the Company to settle Awards in shares of Common Stock or other consideration shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by governmental agencies as may be required. Notwithstanding any terms or conditions of any Award to the contrary, the Company shall be under no obligation to offer to sell or to sell, and shall be prohibited from offering to sell or selling, any shares of Common Stock pursuant to an Award unless such shares have been properly registered for sale pursuant to the Securities Act with the Securities and Exchange Commission or unless the Company has received an opinion of counsel (if the Company has requested such an opinion), satisfactory to the Company, that such shares may be offered or sold without such registration pursuant to an available exemption therefrom and the terms and conditions of such exemption have been fully complied with. The Company shall be under no obligation to register for sale under the Securities Act any of the shares of Common Stock to be offered or sold under the Plan. The Committee shall have the authority to provide that all shares of Common Stock or other securities of
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any member of the Company Group issued under the Plan shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan, the applicable Award Agreement, the Federal securities laws, or the rules, regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the securities of the Company are listed or quoted and any other applicable Federal, state, local or non-U.S. laws, rules, regulations and other requirements, and, without limiting the generality of Section 9 of the Plan, the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on certificates representing shares of Common Stock or other securities of any member of the Company Group issued under the Plan to make appropriate reference to such restrictions or may cause such Common Stock or other securities of any member of the Company Group issued under the Plan in book-entry form to be held subject to the Companys instructions or subject to appropriate stop-transfer orders. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, the Committee reserves the right to add any additional terms or provisions to any Award granted under the Plan that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or advisable in order that such Award complies with the legal requirements of any governmental entity to whose jurisdiction the Award is subject.
(ii) The Committee may cancel an Award or any portion thereof if it determines, in its sole discretion, that legal or contractual restrictions and/or blockage and/or other market considerations would make the Companys acquisition of shares of Common Stock from the public markets, the Companys issuance of Common Stock to the Participant, the Participants acquisition of Common Stock from the Company and/or the Participants sale of Common Stock to the public markets, illegal, impracticable or inadvisable. If the Committee determines to cancel all or any portion of an Award in accordance with the foregoing, the Company shall, subject to any limitations or reductions as may be necessary to comply with Section 409A of the Code, (A) pay to the Participant an amount equal to the excess of (I) the aggregate Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock subject to such Award or portion thereof canceled (determined as of the applicable exercise date, or the date that the shares would have been vested or issued, as applicable); over (II) the aggregate Exercise Price or Strike Price (in the case of an Option or SAR, respectively) or any amount payable as a condition of issuance of shares of Common Stock (in the case of any other Award). Such amount shall be delivered to the Participant as soon as practicable following the cancellation of such Award or portion thereof, or (B) in the case of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Other Equity-Based Awards, provide the Participant with a cash payment or equity subject to deferred vesting and delivery consistent with the vesting restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Other Equity-Based Awards, or the underlying shares in respect thereof.
(l) No Section 83(b) Elections Without Consent of Company . No election under Section 83(b) of the Code or under a similar provision of law may be made unless expressly permitted by the terms of the applicable Award Agreement or by action of the Committee in writing prior to the making of such election. If a Participant, in connection with the acquisition of shares of Common Stock under the Plan or otherwise, is expressly permitted to make such election and the Participant makes the election, the Participant shall notify the Company of such
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election within ten (10) days of filing notice of the election with the Internal Revenue Service or other governmental authority, in addition to any filing and notification required pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code or other applicable provision.
(m) Payments to Persons Other Than Participants . If the Committee shall find that any Person to whom any amount is payable under the Plan is unable to care for the Participants affairs because of illness or accident, or is a minor, or has died, then any payment due to such Person or the Participants estate (unless a prior claim therefor has been made by a duly appointed legal representative) may, if the Committee so directs the Company, be paid to the Participants spouse, child, relative, an institution maintaining or having custody of such Person, or any other Person deemed by the Committee to be a proper recipient on behalf of such Person otherwise entitled to payment. Any such payment shall be a complete discharge of the liability of the Committee and the Company therefor.
(n) Nonexclusivity of the Plan . Neither the adoption of the Plan by the Board nor the submission of the Plan to the stockholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable, including, without limitation, the granting of equity-based awards otherwise than under the Plan, and such arrangements may be either applicable generally or only in specific cases.
(o) No Trust or Fund Created . Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between any member of the Company Group, on the one hand, and a Participant or other Person, on the other hand. No provision of the Plan or any Award shall require the Company, for the purpose of satisfying any obligations under the Plan, to purchase assets or place any assets in a trust or other entity to which contributions are made or otherwise to segregate any assets, nor shall the Company be obligated to maintain separate bank accounts, books, records or other evidence of the existence of a segregated or separately maintained or administered fund for such purposes. Participants shall have no rights under the Plan other than as unsecured general creditors of the Company, except that insofar as they may have become entitled to payment of additional compensation by performance of services, they shall have the same rights as other service providers under general law.
(p) Reliance on Reports . Each member of the Committee and each member of the Board shall be fully justified in acting or failing to act, as the case may be, and shall not be liable for having so acted or failed to act in good faith, in reliance upon any report made by the independent public accountant of any member of the Company Group and/or any other information furnished in connection with the Plan by any agent of the Company or the Committee or the Board, other than himself or herself.
(q) Relationship to Other Benefits . No payment under the Plan shall be taken into account in determining any benefits under any pension, retirement, profit sharing, group insurance or other benefit plan of the Company except as otherwise specifically provided in such other plan or as required by applicable law.
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(r) Governing Law . The Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and performed wholly within the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflict of laws provisions thereof. EACH PARTICIPANT WHO ACCEPTS AN AWARD IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUIT, ACTION, OR OTHER PROCEEDING INSTITUTED BY OR AGAINST SUCH PARTICIPANT IN RESPECT OF THE PARTICIPANTS RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER.
(s) Severability . If any provision of the Plan or any Award or Award Agreement is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or as to any Person or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to the applicable laws, or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be construed or deemed stricken as to such jurisdiction, Person or Award and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.
(t) Obligations Binding on Successors . The obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be binding upon any successor corporation or organization resulting from the merger, consolidation or other reorganization of the Company, or upon any successor corporation or organization succeeding to substantially all of the assets and business of the Company (or as otherwise contemplated in connection with any Internal Reorganization).
(u) Section 409A of the Code .
(i) Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, it is intended that the provisions of the Plan comply with Section 409A of the Code, and all provisions of the Plan shall be construed and interpreted in a manner consistent with the requirements for avoiding taxes or penalties under Section 409A of the Code. Each Participant is solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all taxes and penalties that may be imposed on or in respect of such Participant in connection with the Plan (including any taxes and penalties under Section 409A of the Code), and neither the Service Recipient nor any other member of the Company Group shall have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold such Participant (or any beneficiary) harmless from any or all of such taxes or penalties. With respect to any Award that is considered deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code, references in the Plan to termination of employment (and substantially similar phrases) shall mean separation from service within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. For purposes of Section 409A of the Code, each of the payments that may be made in respect of any Award granted under the Plan is designated as separate payments.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, if a Participant is a specified employee within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, no payments in respect of any Awards that are deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code and which would otherwise be payable upon the Participants separation from service (as defined in Section 409A of the Code) shall be made to such Participant prior to the date that is six (6) months after the date of such Participants
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separation from service or, if earlier, the date of the Participants death. Following any applicable six (6) month delay, all such delayed payments will be paid in a single lump sum on the earliest date permitted under Section 409A of the Code that is also a business day.
(iii) Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in an Award Agreement or otherwise, in the event that the timing of payments in respect of any Award (that would otherwise be considered deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code) would be accelerated upon the occurrence of (A) a Change in Control, no such acceleration shall be permitted unless the event giving rise to the Change in Control satisfies the definition of a change in the ownership or effective control of a corporation, or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of a corporation pursuant to Section 409A of the Code; or (B) a Disability, no such acceleration shall be permitted unless the Disability also satisfies the definition of Disability pursuant to Section 409A of the Code.
(v) Clawback/Repayment . All Awards shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment to the extent necessary to comply with (i) any clawback, forfeiture or other similar policy adopted by the Board or the Committee and as in effect from time to time; and (ii) applicable law. Further, to the extent that the Participant receives any amount in excess of the amount that the Participant should otherwise have received under the terms of the Award for any reason (including, without limitation, by reason of a financial restatement, mistake in calculations or other administrative error), the Participant shall be required to repay any such excess amount to the Company.
(w) Detrimental Activity . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if a Participant has engaged in any Detrimental Activity, as determined by the Committee, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for one or more of the following:
(i) cancellation of any or all of such Participants outstanding Awards; or
(ii) forfeiture by the Participant of any gain realized on the vesting or exercise of Awards, and to repay any such gain promptly to the Company.
(x) Right of Offset . The Company will have the right to offset against its obligation to deliver shares of Common Stock (or other property or cash) under the Plan or any Award Agreement any outstanding amounts (including, without limitation, travel and entertainment or advance account balances, loans, repayment obligations under any Awards, or amounts repayable to the Company pursuant to tax equalization, housing, automobile or other employee programs) that the Participant then owes to any member of the Company Group and any amounts the Committee otherwise deems appropriate pursuant to any tax equalization policy or agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Award is deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Committee will have no right to offset against its obligation to deliver shares of Common Stock (or other property or cash) under the Plan or any Award Agreement if such offset could subject the Participant to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A of the Code in respect of an outstanding Award.
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(y) Expenses; Titles and Headings . The expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne by the Company Group. The titles and headings of the sections in the Plan are for convenience of reference only, and in the event of any conflict, the text of the Plan, rather than such titles or headings, shall control.
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Exhibit 10.6
PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC.
2017 STOCK PLAN FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS
1. Purpose . The purpose of the Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. 2017 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors is to provide a means through which the Company and the other members of the Company Group may attract and retain members of the board of directors of the Company and to provide a means whereby members of the board of directors of the Company can acquire and maintain an equity interest in the Company, thereby strengthening their commitment to the welfare of the Company Group and aligning their interests with those of the Companys stockholders.
2. Definitions . The following definitions shall be applicable throughout the Plan.
(a) Absolute Share Limit has the meaning given to such term in Section 5(b) of the Plan.
(b) Adjustment Event has the meaning given to such term in Section 11(a) of the Plan.
(c) Affiliate means any Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Company. The term control (including, with correlative meaning, the terms controlled by and under common control with), as applied to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting or other securities, by contract or otherwise.
(d) Award means, individually or collectively, any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, and Other Equity-Based Award.
(e) Award Agreement means the document or documents by which each Award is evidenced, which may be in written or electronic form.
(f) Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(g) Cause means, in the case of a particular Award, unless the applicable Award Agreement states otherwise, a good faith determination of the Committee or its designee that (i) there is cause to terminate a Participants service as a non-employee director of the Board, as defined in and in accordance with any consulting or other agreement between the Participant and any member of the Company Group or an Affiliate in effect at the time of such termination or (ii) in the absence of any such agreement (or the absence of any definition of Cause contained therein), any of the following has occurred with respect to a Participant: (A) such Participant has failed to reasonably perform his or her duties to any member of the Company Group, or has failed to follow the lawful instructions of the Board, in each case other than as a result of his or her incapacity due to physical or mental illness or injury, in a manner that could reasonably be expected to result in harm (whether financially, reputationally or otherwise) to any member of the Company Group or an Affiliate, following notice by the Company Group or
such Affiliate of such failure, (B) such Participant has engaged or is about to engage in conduct harmful (whether financially, reputationally or otherwise) to any member of the Company Group or an Affiliate, (C) such Participant has been convicted of, or pled guilty or no contest to, a felony or any crime involving as a material element fraud or dishonesty, (D) the willful misconduct or gross neglect of such Participant that could reasonably be expected to result in harm (whether financially, reputationally or otherwise) to any member of the Company Group or an Affiliate, (E) the willful violation by such Participant of the written policies of any member of the Company Group or any applicable written policies of any member of the Company Group that could reasonably be expected to result in harm (whether financially, reputationally or otherwise) to any member of the Company Group or an Affiliate; (F) such Participants fraud or misappropriation, embezzlement or misuse of funds or property belonging to the Company Group or an Affiliate (other than good faith expense account disputes); (G) such Participants act of personal dishonesty which involves personal profit in connection with such Participants service as a non-employee director of the Board, or (H) the willful breach by such Participant of fiduciary duty owed to any member of the Company Group.
(h) Change in Control shall have the meaning set forth in the Companys 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan (as amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time).
(i) Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor thereto. Reference in the Plan to any section of the Code shall be deemed to include any regulations or other interpretative guidance under such section, and any amendments or successor provisions to such section, regulations or guidance.
(j) Committee means the Board or any properly delegated subcommittee thereof.
(k) Common Stock means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (and any stock or other securities into which such Common Stock may be converted or into which it may be exchanged).
(l) Company means Park Hotels & Resorts Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor thereto, including any entity that is a constituent party in any merger or other combination involving the Company and that survives or succeeds as a publicly traded entity (including, without limitation, by virtue of a triangular merger structure) as part of any Internal Reorganization (as defined in Section 11(c) of the Plan) or other restructuring.
(m) Company Group means, collectively, the Company and its Subsidiaries.
(n) Date of Grant means the date on which the granting of an Award is authorized, or such other date as may be specified in such authorization.
(o) Disability means, unless in the case of a particular Award the applicable Award Agreement states otherwise, the Company or an Affiliate having cause to terminate a Participants service on account of disability, as defined in any then-existing consulting or other similar agreement between the Participant and the Company or an Affiliate or, in the absence of such an agreement (or the absence of any definition of Disability contained therein), the complete and permanent inability by reason of illness or accident to perform the duties of the occupation at which a Participant was employed or served when such disability commenced. Any determination of whether Disability exists shall be made by the Committee (or its designee) in its sole discretion.
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(p) Effective Date means January 3, 2017.
(q) Eligible Director means a member of the Board, elected or appointed, who is not also an employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates. An individual who is elected to the Board at an annual meeting of the shareholders of the Company shall be deemed to be a member of the Board as of the date of such meeting.
(r) Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor thereto. Reference in the Plan to any section of (or rule promulgated under) the Exchange Act shall be deemed to include any rules, regulations or other interpretative guidance under such section or rule, and any amendments or successor provisions to such section, rules, regulations or guidance.
(s) Exercise Price has the meaning given to such term in Section 7(b) of the Plan.
(t) Fair Market Value means, on a given date, (i) if the Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange, the closing sales price of the Common Stock reported on the primary exchange on which the Common Stock is listed and traded on such date, or, if there are no such sales on that date, then on the last preceding date on which such sales were reported; (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on any national securities exchange but is quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system on a last sale basis, the average between the closing bid price and ask price reported on such date, or, if there is no such sale on that date, then on the last preceding date on which a sale was reported; or (iii) if the Common Stock is not listed on a national securities exchange or quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system on a last sale basis, the amount determined by the Committee in good faith to be the fair market value of the Common Stock.
(u) GAAP has the meaning given to such term in Section 7(d) of the Plan.
(v) Indemnifiable Person has the meaning given to such term in Section 4(e) of the Plan.
(w) Option means an Award granted under Section 7 of the Plan.
(x) Option Period has the meaning given to such term in Section 7(c)(i) of the Plan.
(y) Other Equity-Based Award means an Award that is not an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, share of Restricted Stock, or Restricted Stock Unit, that is granted under Section 10 of the Plan and is (i) payable by delivery of Common Stock, and/or (ii) measured by reference to the value of Common Stock. Other Equity-Based Awards may include (i) operating partnership or limited liability company units or profits interests, including LTIP units, with respect to a Subsidiary of the Company and (ii) unrestricted shares of Common Stock.
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(z) Participant means an Eligible Director who accepts an Award pursuant to the Plan.
(aa) Person means any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act).
(bb) Plan means this Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. 2017 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors, as it may be amended and restated from time to time.
(cc) Qualifying Director means a person who is, with respect to actions intended to obtain an exemption from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, a non-employee director within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act.
(dd) Restricted Period means the period of time determined by the Committee during which an Award is subject to restrictions, including vesting conditions.
(ee) Restricted Stock means Common Stock, subject to certain specified restrictions (which may include, without limitation, a requirement that the Participant provide continuous services as a non-employee director of the Board for a specified period of time), granted under Section 9 of the Plan.
(ff) Restricted Stock Unit means an unfunded and unsecured promise to deliver shares of Common Stock, cash, other securities or other property, subject to certain restrictions (which may include, without limitation, a requirement that the Participant provide continuous services as a non-employee director of the Board for a specified period of time), granted under Section 9 of the Plan.
(gg) SAR Period has the meaning given to such term in Section 8(c) of the Plan.
(hh) Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor thereto. Reference in the Plan to any section of (or rule promulgated under) the Securities Act shall be deemed to include any rules, regulations or other interpretative guidance under such section or rule, and any amendments or successor provisions to such section, rules, regulations or guidance.
(ii) Stock Appreciation Right or SAR means an Award granted under Section 8 of the Plan.
(jj) Strike Price has the meaning given to such term in Section 8(b) of the Plan.
(kk) Subsidiary means, with respect to any specified Person:
(i) any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of such entitys voting securities (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency and after giving effect to any voting agreement or stockholders agreement that effectively transfers voting power) is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof); and
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(ii) any partnership, limited liability company or any comparable foreign entity (A) the sole general partner (or functional equivalent thereof) or the managing general partner (or functional equivalent thereof) of which is such Person or Subsidiary of such Person or (B) the only general partners (or functional equivalents thereof) of which are that Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person (or any combination thereof).
(ll) Termination means the cessation of a Participants service as a member of the Board for any reason.
3. Effective Date; Duration . The Plan shall be effective as of the Effective Date. The expiration date of the Plan, on and after which date no Awards may be granted hereunder, shall be the tenth (10 th ) anniversary of the Effective Date; provided, however , that such expiration shall not affect Awards then outstanding, and the terms and conditions of the Plan shall continue to apply to such Awards.
4. Administration.
(a) The Committee shall administer the Plan. To the extent required to comply with the provisions of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act (if the Board is not acting as the Committee under the Plan), it is intended that each member of the Committee shall, at the time such member takes any action with respect to an Award under the Plan that is intended to qualify for the exemptions provided by Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act be a Qualifying Director. However, the fact that a Committee member shall fail to qualify as a Qualifying Director shall not invalidate any Award granted by the Committee that is otherwise validly granted under the Plan.
(b) Subject to the provisions of the Plan and applicable law, the Committee shall have the sole and plenary authority, in addition to other express powers and authorizations conferred on the Committee by the Plan to (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to a Participant; (iii) determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by, or with respect to which payments, rights, or other matters are to be calculated in connection with, Awards; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award; (v) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may be settled in, or exercised for, cash, shares of Common Stock, other securities, other Awards or other property, or canceled, forfeited, or suspended and the method or methods by which Awards may be settled, exercised, canceled, forfeited, or suspended; (vi) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances the delivery of cash, shares of Common Stock, other securities, other Awards or other property and other amounts payable with respect to an Award shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the Participant or of the Committee; (vii) interpret, administer, reconcile any inconsistency in, correct any defect in and/or supply any omission in the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to, or Award granted under, the Plan; (viii) establish, amend, suspend, or waive any rules and regulations and appoint such agents as the Committee shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; and (ix) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan.
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(c) Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law or the applicable rules and regulations of any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the securities of the Company are listed or traded, the Committee may allocate all or any portion of its responsibilities and powers to any one or more of its members and may delegate all or any part of its responsibilities and powers to any person or persons selected by it. Any such allocation or delegation may be revoked by the Committee at any time.
(d) Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations, and other decisions under or with respect to the Plan, any Award or any Award Agreement shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all Persons, including, without limitation, any member of the Company Group, any Participant, any holder or beneficiary of any Award, and any stockholder of the Company.
(e) No member of the Board, the Committee or any employee or agent of any member of the Company Group (each such Person, an Indemnifiable Person ) shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken or any determination made with respect to the Plan or any Award hereunder (unless constituting fraud or a willful criminal act or omission). Each Indemnifiable Person shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from any loss, cost, liability, or expense (including attorneys fees) that may be imposed upon or incurred by such Indemnifiable Person in connection with or resulting from any action, suit or proceeding to which such Indemnifiable Person may be a party or in which such Indemnifiable Person may be involved by reason of any action taken or omitted to be taken or determination made with respect to the Plan or any Award hereunder and against and from any and all amounts paid by such Indemnifiable Person with the Companys approval, in settlement thereof, or paid by such Indemnifiable Person in satisfaction of any judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding against such Indemnifiable Person, and the Company shall advance to such Indemnifiable Person any such expenses promptly upon written request (which request shall include an undertaking by the Indemnifiable Person to repay the amount of such advance if it shall ultimately be determined, as provided below, that the Indemnifiable Person is not entitled to be indemnified); provided , that the Company shall have the right, at its own expense, to assume and defend any such action, suit or proceeding and once the Company gives notice of its intent to assume the defense, the Company shall have sole control over such defense with counsel of the Companys choice. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be available to an Indemnifiable Person to the extent that a final judgment or other final adjudication (in either case not subject to further appeal) binding upon such Indemnifiable Person determines that the acts, omissions or determinations of such Indemnifiable Person giving rise to the indemnification claim resulted from such Indemnifiable Persons fraud or willful criminal act or omission or that such right of indemnification is otherwise prohibited by law or by the organizational documents of any member of the Company Group. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of or otherwise supersede any other rights of indemnification to which such Indemnifiable Persons may be entitled under the organizational documents of any member of the Company Group, as a matter of law, under an individual indemnification agreement or contract or otherwise, or any other power that the Company may have to indemnify such Indemnifiable Persons or hold such Indemnifiable Persons harmless.
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(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Plan, the Board may, in its sole discretion, at any time and from time to time, grant Awards and administer the Plan with respect to such Awards. Any such actions by the Board shall be subject to the applicable rules of the securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted. In any such case, the Board shall have all the authority granted to the Committee under the Plan.
5. Grant of Awards; Shares Subject to the Plan; Limitations.
(a) The Committee may, from time to time, grant Awards to one or more Eligible Directors.
(b) Awards granted under the Plan shall be subject to the following limitations: (i) subject to Section 11 of the Plan, no more than 450,000 shares of Common Stock (the Absolute Share Limit ) shall be available for Awards under the Plan; and (ii) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock subject to Awards granted during a single fiscal year to any Participant, taken together with any cash fees paid during the fiscal year to such Participant in respect of service as a member of the Board, shall not exceed $1,000,000 in total value (calculating the value of any such Awards based on the grant date fair value of such Awards for financial reporting purposes).
(c) To the extent that an Award expires or is canceled, forfeited or terminated without issuance to the Participant of the full number of shares of Common Stock to which the Award related, the unissued shares will again be available for grant under the Plan. Shares of Common Stock shall be deemed to have been issued in settlement of Awards if the Fair Market Value equivalent of such shares is paid in cash; provided , however , that no shares shall be deemed to have been issued in settlement of a SAR or Restricted Stock Unit that only provides for settlement in cash and settles only in cash. In no event shall (i) shares tendered or withheld on the exercise of Options or other Award for the payment of the exercise or purchase price, (ii) shares not issued upon the settlement of a SAR that settles in shares of Common Stock (or could settle in shares of Common Stock), or (iii) shares purchased on the open market with cash proceeds from the exercise of Options, again become available for other Awards under the Plan.
(d) Shares of Common Stock issued by the Company in settlement of Awards may be authorized and unissued shares, shares held in the treasury of the Company, shares purchased on the open market or by private purchase or a combination of the foregoing.
6. Eligibility . Participation in the Plan shall be limited to Eligible Directors.
7. Options.
(a) General . Each Option granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement, which agreement need not be the same for each Participant. Each Option so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 7, and to such other conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award Agreement. All Options granted under the Plan shall be nonqualified stock options.
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(b) Exercise Price . The exercise price ( Exercise Price ) per share of Common Stock for each Option shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of such share (determined as of the Date of Grant).
(c) Vesting and Expiration; Termination.
(i) Options shall vest and become exercisable in such manner and on such date or dates or upon such event or events as determined by the Committee. Options shall expire upon a date determined by the Committee, not to exceed ten (10) years from the Date of Grant (the Option Period ).
(ii) Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, whether in an Award Agreement or otherwise, in the event of a Participants Termination due to death or Disability, each outstanding Option granted to such Participant shall become fully vested and immediately exercisable as of the date of such Termination.
(iii) Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, whether in an Award Agreement or otherwise, (A) in the event of a Participants Termination by any member of the Company Group for Cause, all outstanding Options granted to such Participant shall immediately terminate and expire, and (B) in the event of a Participants Termination due to death or Disability, after taking into account any accelerated vesting under the above clause (ii), each outstanding vested Option shall remain exercisable for one (1) year thereafter (but in no event beyond the expiration of the Option Period).
(d) Method of Exercise and Form of Payment . No shares of Common Stock shall be issued pursuant to any exercise of an Option until payment in full of the Exercise Price therefor is received by the Company and the Participant has paid to the Company an amount equal to any Federal, state, local and non-U.S. income, employment and any other applicable taxes required to be withheld. Options which have become exercisable may be exercised by delivery of written or electronic notice of exercise to the Company (or telephonic instructions to the extent provided by the Committee) in accordance with the terms of the Option accompanied by payment of the Exercise Price. The Exercise Price shall be payable: (i) in cash, check, cash equivalent and/or shares of Common Stock valued at the Fair Market Value at the time the Option is exercised (including, pursuant to procedures approved by the Committee, by means of attestation of ownership of a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock in lieu of actual issuance of such shares to the Company); provided , that such shares of Common Stock are not subject to any pledge or other security interest and have been held by the Participant for any period of time as established from time to time by the Committee in order to avoid adverse accounting treatment applying generally accepted accounting principles ( GAAP ); or (ii) by such other method as the Committee may permit, in its sole discretion, including, without limitation (A) in other property having a fair market value on the date of exercise equal to the Exercise Price; (B) if there is a public market for the shares of Common Stock at such time, by means of a broker-assisted cashless exercise pursuant to which the Company is delivered (including telephonically to the extent permitted by the Committee) a copy of irrevocable
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instructions to a stockbroker to sell the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable upon the exercise of the Option and to deliver promptly to the Company an amount equal to the Exercise Price; or (C) a net exercise procedure effected by withholding the minimum number of shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable in respect of an Option that are needed to pay the Exercise Price. Any fractional shares of Common Stock shall be settled in cash.
(e) Compliance With Laws, etc . Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall a Participant be permitted to exercise an Option in a manner which the Committee determines would violate the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as it may be amended from time to time, or any other applicable law or the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission or the applicable rules and regulations of any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the securities of the Company are listed or traded.
8. Stock Appreciation Rights.
(a) General . Each SAR granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. Each SAR so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 8, and to such other conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award Agreement. Any Option granted under the Plan may include tandem SARs. The Committee also may award SARs to Eligible Directors independent of any Option.
(b) Strike Price . The strike price ( Strike Price ) per share of Common Stock for each SAR shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of such share (determined as of the Date of Grant). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a SAR granted in tandem with (or in substitution for) an Option previously granted shall have a Strike Price equal to the Exercise Price of the corresponding Option.
(c) Vesting and Expiration; Termination.
(i) A SAR granted in connection with an Option shall become exercisable and shall expire according to the same vesting schedule and expiration provisions as the corresponding Option. A SAR granted independent of an Option shall vest and become exercisable in such a manner and on such date or dates or upon such event or events as determined by the Committee. SARs shall expire upon a date determined by the Committee, not to exceed ten (10) years from the Date of Grant (the SAR Period ).
(ii) Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, whether in an Award Agreement or otherwise, in the event of a Participants Termination due to death or Disability, outstanding SARs granted to such Participant shall become fully vested and immediately exercisable as of the date of such Termination.
(iii) Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, whether in an Award Agreement or otherwise, (A) in the event of a Participants Termination by any member of the Company Group for Cause, all outstanding SARs granted to such Participant shall immediately terminate and expire, and (B) in the event of a Participants Termination due to death or Disability, each outstanding vested SAR granted to such Participant shall remain exercisable for one (1) year thereafter (but in no event beyond the expiration of the SAR Period).
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(d) Method of Exercise . SARs which have become exercisable may be exercised by delivery of written or electronic notice of exercise to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Award, specifying the number of SARs to be exercised and the date on which such SARs were awarded.
(e) Payment . Upon the exercise of a SAR, the Company shall pay to the Participant an amount equal to the number of shares subject to the SAR that is being exercised multiplied by the excess of the Fair Market Value of one (1) share of Common Stock on the exercise date over the Strike Price, less an amount equal to any Federal, state, local and non-U.S. income, employment and any other applicable taxes required to be withheld. The Company shall pay such amount in cash, in shares of Common Stock valued at Fair Market Value, or any combination thereof, as determined by the Committee. Any fractional shares of Common Stock shall be settled in cash.
9. Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units.
(a) General . Each grant of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. Each Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 9, and to such other conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award Agreement.
(b) Stock Certificates and Book-Entry; Escrow or Similar Arrangement . Upon the grant of Restricted Stock, the Committee shall cause a stock certificate registered in the name of the Participant to be issued or shall cause share(s) of Common Stock to be registered in the name of the Participant and held in book-entry form subject to the Companys directions and, if the Committee determines that the Restricted Stock shall be held by the Company or in escrow rather than issued to the Participant pending the release of the applicable restrictions, the Committee may require the Participant to additionally execute and deliver to the Company (i) an escrow agreement satisfactory to the Committee, if applicable; and (ii) the appropriate stock power (endorsed in blank) with respect to the Restricted Stock covered by such agreement. If a Participant shall fail to execute and deliver (in a manner permitted under Section 13(a) of the Plan or as otherwise determined by the Committee) an agreement evidencing an Award of Restricted Stock and, if applicable, an escrow agreement and blank stock power within the amount of time specified by the Committee, the Award shall be null and void. Subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 9 and the applicable Award Agreement, a Participant generally shall have the rights and privileges of a stockholder as to shares of Restricted Stock, including, without limitation, the right to vote such Restricted Stock. To the extent shares of Restricted Stock are forfeited, any stock certificates issued to the Participant evidencing such shares shall be returned to the Company, and all rights of the Participant to such shares and as a stockholder with respect thereto shall terminate without further obligation on the part of the Company. A Participant shall have no rights or privileges as a stockholder as to Restricted Stock Units.
(c) Vesting; Termination . Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall vest, and any applicable Restricted Period shall lapse, in such manner and on such date or dates or upon such event or events as determined by the Committee.
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(d) Issuance of Restricted Stock and Settlement of Restricted Stock Units.
(i) Upon the expiration of the Restricted Period with respect to any shares of Restricted Stock, the restrictions set forth in the applicable Award Agreement shall be of no further force or effect with respect to such shares, except as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. If an escrow arrangement is used, upon such expiration, the Company shall issue to the Participant, or the Participants beneficiary, without charge, the stock certificate (or, if applicable, a notice evidencing a book-entry notation) evidencing the shares of Restricted Stock which have not then been forfeited and with respect to which the Restricted Period has expired (rounded down to the nearest full share). Dividends, if any, that may have been withheld by the Committee and attributable to any particular share of Restricted Stock shall be distributed to the Participant in cash or, in the sole discretion of the Committee, in shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value (on the date of distribution) equal to the amount of such dividends, upon the release of restrictions on such share and, if such share is forfeited, the Participant shall have no right to such dividends.
(ii) Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in an Award Agreement or otherwise, upon the expiration of the Restricted Period with respect to any outstanding Restricted Stock Units, the Company shall issue to the Participant or the Participants beneficiary, without charge, one (1) share of Common Stock (or other securities or other property, as applicable) for each such outstanding Restricted Stock Unit; provided, however , that the Committee may, in its sole discretion, elect to (A) pay cash or part cash and part shares of Common Stock in lieu of issuing only shares of Common Stock in respect of such Restricted Stock Units; or (B) defer the issuance of shares of Common Stock (or cash or part cash and part shares of Common Stock, as the case may be) beyond the expiration of the Restricted Period if such extension would not cause adverse tax consequences under Section 409A of the Code. If a cash payment is made in lieu of issuing shares of Common Stock in respect of such Restricted Stock Units, the amount of such payment shall be equal to the Fair Market Value per share of the Common Stock as of the date on which the Restricted Period lapsed with respect to such Restricted Stock Units. Except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement or by the Committee, in its sole discretion, upon the payment by the Company of dividends on shares of Common Stock, the holder of outstanding Restricted Stock Units shall be entitled to be credited with dividend equivalent payments in cash (unless, the Committee, in its sole discretion, elects to credit such payments in shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such dividend), which payments shall be made to the holder on a current basis within fifteen (15) days following the date on which the corresponding dividend is paid to the Companys stockholders.
(e) Legends on Restricted Stock . Each certificate, if any, or book entry representing Restricted Stock awarded under the Plan, if any, shall bear a legend or book entry notation substantially in the form of the following, in addition to any other information the Company deems appropriate, until the lapse of all restrictions with respect to such shares of Common Stock:
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TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY IS RESTRICTED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC. 2017 STOCK PLAN FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS AND A RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT BETWEEN PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC. AND PARTICIPANT. A COPY OF SUCH PLAN AND AWARD AGREEMENT IS ON FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES OF PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC.
10. Other Equity-Based Awards . The Committee may grant Other Equity-Based Awards under the Plan to Eligible Directors, alone or in tandem with other Awards, in such amounts and dependent on such conditions as the Committee shall from time to time in its sole discretion determine. Each Other Equity-Based Award granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. Each Other Equity-Based Award so granted shall be subject to such conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award Agreement or other form evidencing such Award, including, without limitation, those set forth in Section 13(a) of the Plan. Grants of Other Equity-Based Awards that are operating partnership or limited liability company units or profits interests or other equity interests in an operating partnership or limited liability company Subsidiary of the Company (a) may be granted for Service to such operating partnership or limited liability company Subsidiary (or a Subsidiary thereof) and (b) shall have the rights and features of which, if applicable, will be set forth in an operating partnership or limited liability company agreement and an applicable Award Agreement.
11. Changes in Capital Structure and Similar Events . Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan to the contrary, the following provisions shall apply to all Awards granted hereunder:
(a) General . In the event of (i) any dividend (other than regular cash dividends) or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, shares of Common Stock, other securities or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, split-off, spin-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to acquire shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company, or other similar corporate transaction or event that affects the shares of Common Stock (including a Change in Control); or (ii) unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Company, including changes in applicable rules, rulings, regulations or other requirements, that the Committee determines, in its sole discretion, could result in substantial dilution or enlargement of the rights intended to be granted to, or available for, Participants (any event in (i) or (ii), an Adjustment Event ), the Committee shall, in respect of any such Adjustment Event, make such proportionate substitution or adjustment, if any, as it deems equitable, to any or all of (A) the Absolute Share Limit, or any other limit applicable under the Plan with respect to the number of Awards which may be granted hereunder; (B) the number of shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company (or number and kind of other securities or other property) which may be issued in respect of Awards or with respect to which Awards may be granted under the Plan; and (C) the terms of any outstanding Award, including, without limitation, (I) the number of shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company (or number and kind of other securities or other property) subject to outstanding Awards or to which outstanding Awards relate; or (II) the
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Exercise Price or Strike Price with respect to any Award; provided , that in the case of any equity restructuring (within the meaning of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 (or any successor pronouncement thereto)), the Committee shall make an equitable or proportionate adjustment to outstanding Awards to reflect such equity restructuring.
(b) Adjustment Events . Without limiting the foregoing, except as may otherwise be provided in an Award Agreement, in connection with any Adjustment Event, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for any one or more of the following:
(i) substitution or assumption of Awards (or awards of an acquiring company), acceleration of the vesting of, exercisability of, lapse of restrictions on, or termination of, Awards, or establishment of a period of time (which shall not be required to be more than ten (10) days) for Participants to exercise outstanding Awards prior to the occurrence of such event (and any such Award not so exercised shall terminate upon the occurrence of such event);
(ii) cancellation of any one or more outstanding Awards and payment to the holders of such Awards that are vested as of such cancellation (including, without limitation, any Awards that would vest as a result of the occurrence of such event but for such cancellation or for which vesting is accelerated by the Committee in connection with such event pursuant to clause (i) above), the value of such Awards, if any, as determined by the Committee (which value, if applicable, may be based upon the price per share of Common Stock received or to be received by other stockholders of the Company in such event), including, without limitation, in the case of an outstanding Option or SAR, a cash payment in an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value (as of a date specified by the Committee) of the shares of Common Stock subject to such Option or SAR over the aggregate Exercise Price or Strike Price of such Option or SAR (it being understood that, in such event, any Option or SAR having a per share Exercise Price or Strike Price equal to, or in excess of, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock subject thereto may be canceled and terminated without any payment or consideration therefor), or, in the case of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Other Equity-Based Awards that are not vested as of such cancellation, a cash payment or equity subject to deferred vesting and delivery consistent with the vesting restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Other Equity-Based Awards prior to cancellation, or the underlying shares in respect thereof; and
(iii) subject to any limitations or reductions as may be necessary to comply with Section 409A of the Code, conversion or replacement of any Award that is not vested as of the occurrence of such event into or with the right to receive a payment, based on the value of the Award (as determined consistent with clause (ii) above), which is subject to continued vesting on the same basis as the vesting requirements applicable to such converted or replaced Award.
Payments to holders pursuant to clauses (ii) or (iii) above shall be made in cash or, in the sole discretion of the Committee, in the form of such other consideration necessary for a Participant to receive property, cash, or securities (or combination thereof) as such Participant would have
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been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of the transaction if the Participant had been, immediately prior to such transaction, the holder of the number of shares of Common Stock covered by the Award at such time (less any applicable Exercise Price or Strike Price).
(c) Internal Reorganization . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (i) no payments or benefits or acceleration of payments, benefits or vesting will become payable or accelerated, as applicable, hereunder or under any Award Agreement or be triggered for any purpose in the event of any internal reorganization (whether by merger, consolidation, reorganization, combination, contribution, distribution, asset transfer or otherwise) or restructuring involving the Company or any of its Affiliates, including any such reorganization or restructuring pursuant to a merger or other combination involving the Company in which an Affiliate of the Company survives or succeeds as a publicly-traded entity (including, without limitation, by virtue of a triangular merger structure) and/or any such reorganization or restructuring undertaken in connection with implementation of an umbrella partnership REIT or downREIT structure (an Internal Reorganization ), (ii) in connection with any Internal Reorganization, the Committee shall have the authority to transfer and assign the Plan and all related agreements, including Award Agreements, to a direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company as part of such Internal Reorganization, subject to compliance with applicable law, and (iii) if any Internal Reorganization results in a transfer of a Participants service from the Company to one of its direct or indirect subsidiaries, such a transfer shall not be considered or interpreted as a termination of employment or separation from service under any other similar provision that addresses an involuntary termination of employment or service.
(d) Other Requirements . Prior to any payment or adjustment contemplated under this Section 11, the Committee may require a Participant to (i) represent and warrant as to the unencumbered title to the Participants Awards; (ii) bear such Participants pro rata share of any post-closing indemnity obligations, and be subject to the same post-closing purchase price adjustments, escrow terms, offset rights, holdback terms, and similar conditions as the other holders of Common Stock, subject to any limitations or reductions as may be necessary to comply with Section 409A of the Code; and (iii) deliver customary transfer documentation as reasonably determined by the Committee.
(e) Fractional Shares . Any adjustment provided under this Section 11 may provide for the elimination of any fractional share that might otherwise become subject to an Award.
(f) Binding Effect . Any adjustment, substitution, determination of value or other action taken by the Committee under this Section 11 shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes.
12. Amendments and Termination.
(a) Amendment and Termination of the Plan . The Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time; provided , that no such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance or termination shall be made without stockholder approval if (i) such approval is necessary to comply with any regulatory requirement applicable to the Plan (including, without limitation, as necessary to comply with any rules or regulations of any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which
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the securities of the Company may be listed or quoted) or for changes in GAAP to new accounting standards; (ii) it would materially increase the number of securities which may be issued under the Plan (except for increases pursuant to Section 5 or 11 of the Plan); or (iii) it would materially modify the requirements for participation in the Plan; provided, further , that any such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance or termination that would materially and adversely affect the rights of any Participant or any holder or beneficiary of any Award theretofore granted shall not to that extent be effective without the consent of the affected Participant, holder or beneficiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment shall be made to the last proviso of Section 12(b) of the Plan without stockholder approval.
(b) Amendment of Award Agreements . The Committee may, to the extent consistent with the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or alter, suspend, discontinue, cancel or terminate, any Award theretofore granted or the associated Award Agreement, prospectively or retroactively (including after a Participants Termination); provided , that, other than pursuant to Section 11, any such waiver, amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance, cancellation or termination that would materially and adversely affect the rights of any Participant with respect to any Award theretofore granted shall not to that extent be effective without the consent of the affected Participant.
(c) No Repricing . Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, without stockholder approval, except as otherwise permitted under Section 11 of the Plan, (i) no amendment or modification may reduce the Exercise Price of any Option or the Strike Price of any SAR; (ii) the Committee may not cancel any outstanding Option or SAR and replace it with a new Option or SAR (with a lower Exercise Price or Strike Price, as the case may be) or other Award or cash payment that is greater than the intrinsic value (if any) of the cancelled Option or SAR; and (iii) the Committee may not take any other action which is considered a repricing for purposes of the stockholder approval rules of any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the securities of the Company are listed or quoted.
13. General .
(a) Award Agreements . Each Award under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement, which shall be delivered to the Participant to whom such Award was granted and shall specify the terms and conditions of the Award and any rules applicable thereto, including, without limitation, the effect on such Award of a Termination of a Participant, or of such other events as may be determined by the Committee. For purposes of the Plan, an Award Agreement may be in any such form (written or electronic) as determined by the Committee (including, without limitation, a Board or Committee resolution, a notice, a certificate or a letter) evidencing the Award. The Committee need not require an Award Agreement to be signed by the Participant or a duly authorized representative of the Company or a Subsidiary.
(b) Nontransferability . Each Award shall be exercisable only by such Participant to whom such Award was granted during the Participants lifetime, or, if permissible under applicable law, by the Participants legal guardian or representative. No Award may be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by a Participant (unless such transfer is specifically required pursuant to a domestic relations order or
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by applicable law) other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against any member of the Company Group; provided , that the designation of a beneficiary shall not constitute an assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance.
(c) Dividends and Dividend Equivalents . The Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide a Participant as part of an Award with dividends, dividend equivalents, or similar payments in respect of Awards, payable in cash, shares of Common Stock, other securities, other Awards or other property, on a current or deferred basis, on such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, including, without limitation, payment directly to the Participant, withholding of such amounts by the Company subject to vesting of the Award or reinvestment in additional shares of Common Stock, Restricted Stock or other Awards; provided , that no dividends, dividend equivalents or other similar payments shall be payable in respect of outstanding Options or SARs.
(d) Tax Withholding.
(i) A Participant shall be required to pay to the Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, an amount in cash (by check or wire transfer) equal to the aggregate amount of any income, employment and/or other applicable taxes that are statutorily required to be withheld in respect of an Award. Alternatively, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may elect, in its sole discretion, to satisfy this requirement by withholding such amount from any cash compensation or other cash amounts owing to a Participant.
(ii) Without limiting the foregoing, the Committee may (but is not obligated to), in its sole discretion, permit or require a Participant to satisfy, all or any portion of the minimum income, employment and/or other applicable taxes that are statutorily required to be withheld with respect to an Award by (A) the delivery of shares of Common Stock (which are not subject to any pledge or other security interest) that have been both held by the Participant and vested for any period of time as established from time to time by the Committee in order to avoid adverse accounting treatment under GAAP) having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to such minimum statutorily required withholding liability (or portion thereof); or (B) having the Company withhold from the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable or deliverable to, or that would otherwise be retained by, the Participant upon the grant, exercise, vesting or settlement of the Award, as applicable, a number of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to an amount, subject to clause (iii) below, not in excess of such minimum statutorily required withholding liability (or portion thereof).
(iii) The Committee, subject to its having considered the applicable accounting impact of any such determination, has full discretion to allow Participants to satisfy, in whole or in part, any additional income, employment and/or other applicable taxes payable by them with respect to an Award by electing to have the Company withhold from the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable or deliverable to, or that would otherwise be retained by, a Participant upon the grant, exercise, vesting or settlement of
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the Award, as applicable, shares of Common Stock having an aggregate Fair Market Value that is greater than the applicable minimum required statutory withholding liability (but such withholding may in no event be in excess of the maximum statutory withholding amount(s) in a Participants relevant tax jurisdictions).
(e) Data Protection . By participating in the Plan or accepting any rights granted under it, each Participant consents to the collection and processing of personal data relating to the Participant so that the Company and its Affiliates can fulfill their obligations and exercise their rights under the Plan and generally administer and manage the Plan. This data will include, but may not be limited to, data about participation in the Plan and shares offered or received, purchased, or sold under the Plan from time to time and other appropriate financial and other data (such as the date on which the Awards were granted) about the Participant and the Participants participation in the Plan.
(f) No Claim to Awards; No Rights to Continued Service; Waiver . No employee of any member of the Company Group, member of the Board, or other Person, shall have any claim or right to be granted an Award under the Plan or, having been selected for the grant of an Award, to be selected for a grant of any other Award. There is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants or holders or beneficiaries of Awards. The terms and conditions of Awards and the Committees determinations and interpretations with respect thereto need not be the same with respect to each Participant and may be made selectively among Participants, whether or not such Participants are similarly situated. Neither the Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as giving any Participant any right to be retained in the employ or service of any other member of the Company Group, nor shall it be construed as giving any Participant any rights to continued service on the Board. The Participants service as a member of the Board may be terminated free from any liability or any claim under the Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or any Award Agreement. By accepting an Award under the Plan, a Participant shall thereby be deemed to have waived any claim to continued exercise or vesting of an Award or to damages or severance entitlement related to non-continuation of the Award beyond the period provided under the Plan or any Award Agreement, except to the extent of any provision to the contrary in any written services contract or other agreement between any member of the Company Group and the Participant, whether any such agreement is executed before, on or after the Date of Grant.
(g) Designation and Change of Beneficiary . Each Participant may file with the Committee a written designation of one or more Persons as the beneficiary(ies) who shall be entitled to receive the amounts payable with respect to an Award, if any, due under the Plan upon the Participants death. A Participant may, from time to time, revoke or change the Participants beneficiary designation without the consent of any prior beneficiary by filing a new designation with the Committee. The last such designation received by the Committee shall be controlling; provided, however , that no designation, or change or revocation thereof, shall be effective unless received by the Committee prior to the Participants death, and in no event shall it be effective as of a date prior to such receipt. If no beneficiary designation is filed by a Participant, the beneficiary shall be deemed to be the Participants spouse or, if the Participant is unmarried at the time of death, the Participants estate.
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(h) Termination . Except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, if a Participant undergoes a Termination of service as a member of the Board, but such Participant continues to provide services to the Company Group in a non-employee capacity, such change in status shall not be considered a Termination for purposes of the Plan.
(i) No Rights as a Stockholder . Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan or any Award Agreement, no Person shall be entitled to the privileges of ownership in respect of shares of Common Stock which are subject to Awards hereunder until such shares have been issued or delivered to such Person.
(j) Government and Other Regulations.
(i) The obligation of the Company to settle Awards in shares of Common Stock or other consideration shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by governmental agencies as may be required. Notwithstanding any terms or conditions of any Award to the contrary, the Company shall be under no obligation to offer to sell or to sell, and shall be prohibited from offering to sell or selling, any shares of Common Stock pursuant to an Award unless such shares have been properly registered for sale pursuant to the Securities Act with the Securities and Exchange Commission or unless the Company has received an opinion of counsel (if the Company has requested such an opinion), satisfactory to the Company, that such shares may be offered or sold without such registration pursuant to an available exemption therefrom and the terms and conditions of such exemption have been fully complied with. The Company shall be under no obligation to register for sale under the Securities Act any of the shares of Common Stock to be offered or sold under the Plan. The Committee shall have the authority to provide that all shares of Common Stock or other securities of any member of the Company Group issued under the Plan shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan, the applicable Award Agreement, the Federal securities laws, or the rules, regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the securities of the Company are listed or quoted and any other applicable Federal, state, local or non-U.S. laws, rules, regulations and other requirements, and, without limiting the generality of Section 9 of the Plan, the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on certificates representing shares of Common Stock or other securities of any member of the Company Group issued under the Plan to make appropriate reference to such restrictions or may cause such Common Stock or other securities of any member of the Company Group issued under the Plan in book-entry form to be held subject to the Companys instructions or subject to appropriate stop-transfer orders. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, the Committee reserves the right to add any additional terms or provisions to any Award granted under the Plan that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or advisable in order that such Award complies with the legal requirements of any governmental entity to whose jurisdiction the Award is subject.
(ii) The Committee may cancel an Award or any portion thereof if it determines, in its sole discretion, that legal or contractual restrictions and/or blockage
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and/or other market considerations would make the Companys acquisition of shares of Common Stock from the public markets, the Companys issuance of Common Stock to the Participant, the Participants acquisition of Common Stock from the Company and/or the Participants sale of Common Stock to the public markets, illegal, impracticable or inadvisable. If the Committee determines to cancel all or any portion of an Award in accordance with the foregoing, the Company shall, subject to any limitations or reductions as may be necessary to comply with Section 409A of the Code, (A) pay to the Participant an amount equal to the excess of (I) the aggregate Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock subject to such Award or portion thereof canceled (determined as of the applicable exercise date, or the date that the shares would have been vested or issued, as applicable); over (II) the aggregate Exercise Price or Strike Price (in the case of an Option or SAR, respectively) or any amount payable as a condition of issuance of shares of Common Stock (in the case of any other Award). Such amount shall be delivered to the Participant as soon as practicable following the cancellation of such Award or portion thereof, or (B) in the case of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Other Equity-Based Awards, provide the Participant with a cash payment or equity subject to deferred vesting and delivery consistent with the vesting restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Other Equity-Based Awards, or the underlying shares in respect thereof.
(k) No Section 83(b) Elections Without Consent of Company . No election under Section 83(b) of the Code or under a similar provision of law may be made unless expressly permitted by the terms of the applicable Award Agreement or by action of the Committee in writing prior to the making of such election. If a Participant, in connection with the acquisition of shares of Common Stock under the Plan or otherwise, is expressly permitted to make such election and the Participant makes the election, the Participant shall notify the Company of such election within ten (10) days of filing notice of the election with the Internal Revenue Service or other governmental authority, in addition to any filing and notification required pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code or other applicable provision.
(l) Payments to Persons Other Than Participants . If the Committee shall find that any Person to whom any amount is payable under the Plan is unable to care for the Participants affairs because of illness or accident, or is a minor, or has died, then any payment due to such Person or the Participants estate (unless a prior claim therefor has been made by a duly appointed legal representative) may, if the Committee so directs the Company, be paid to the Participants spouse, child, relative, an institution maintaining or having custody of such Person, or any other Person deemed by the Committee to be a proper recipient on behalf of such Person otherwise entitled to payment. Any such payment shall be a complete discharge of the liability of the Committee and the Company therefor.
(m) Nonexclusivity of the Plan . Neither the adoption of the Plan by the Board nor the submission of the Plan to the stockholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable, including, without limitation, the granting of equity-based awards otherwise than under the Plan, and such arrangements may be either applicable generally or only in specific cases.
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(n) No Trust or Fund Created . Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between any member of the Company Group, on the one hand, and a Participant or other Person, on the other hand. No provision of the Plan or any Award shall require the Company, for the purpose of satisfying any obligations under the Plan, to purchase assets or place any assets in a trust or other entity to which contributions are made or otherwise to segregate any assets, nor shall the Company be obligated to maintain separate bank accounts, books, records or other evidence of the existence of a segregated or separately maintained or administered fund for such purposes. Participants shall have no rights under the Plan other than as unsecured general creditors of the Company, except that insofar as they may have become entitled to payment of additional compensation by performance of services, they shall have the same rights as other service providers under general law.
(o) Reliance on Reports . Each member of the Committee and each member of the Board shall be fully justified in acting or failing to act, as the case may be, and shall not be liable for having so acted or failed to act in good faith, in reliance upon any report made by the independent public accountant of any member of the Company Group and/or any other information furnished in connection with the Plan by any agent of the Company or the Committee or the Board, other than himself or herself.
(p) Governing Law . The Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and performed wholly within the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflict of laws provisions thereof. EACH PARTICIPANT WHO ACCEPTS AN AWARD IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUIT, ACTION, OR OTHER PROCEEDING INSTITUTED BY OR AGAINST SUCH PARTICIPANT IN RESPECT OF THE PARTICIPANTS RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER.
(q) Severability . If any provision of the Plan or any Award or Award Agreement is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or as to any Person or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to the applicable laws, or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be construed or deemed stricken as to such jurisdiction, Person or Award and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.
(r) Obligations Binding on Successors . The obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be binding upon any successor corporation or organization resulting from the merger, consolidation or other reorganization of the Company, or upon any successor corporation or organization succeeding to substantially all of the assets and business of the Company (or as otherwise contemplated in connection with any Internal Reorganization).
(s) Section 409A of the Code.
(i) Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, it is intended that the provisions of the Plan comply with Section 409A of the Code, and all provisions
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of the Plan shall be construed and interpreted in a manner consistent with the requirements for avoiding taxes or penalties under Section 409A of the Code. Each Participant is solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all taxes and penalties that may be imposed on or in respect of such Participant in connection with the Plan (including any taxes and penalties under Section 409A of the Code), and no member of the Company Group shall have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold such Participant (or any beneficiary) harmless from any or all of such taxes or penalties. With respect to any Award that is considered deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code, references in the Plan to termination of employment or termination of service (and substantially similar phrases) shall mean separation from service within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. For purposes of Section 409A of the Code, each of the payments that may be made in respect of any Award granted under the Plan is designated as separate payments.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, if a Participant is a specified employee within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, no payments in respect of any Awards that are deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code and which would otherwise be payable upon the Participants separation from service (as defined in Section 409A of the Code) shall be made to such Participant prior to the date that is six (6) months after the date of such Participants separation from service or, if earlier, the date of the Participants death. Following any applicable six (6) month delay, all such delayed payments will be paid in a single lump sum on the earliest date permitted under Section 409A of the Code that is also a business day.
(iii) Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in an Award Agreement or otherwise, in the event that the timing of payments in respect of any Award (that would otherwise be considered deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code) would be accelerated upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, no such acceleration shall be permitted unless the event giving rise to the Change in Control satisfies the definition of a change in the ownership or effective control of a corporation, or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of a corporation pursuant to Section 409A of the Code.
(t) Clawback/Repayment . All Awards shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment to the extent necessary to comply with (i) any clawback, forfeiture or other similar policy adopted by the Board or the Committee and as in effect from time to time; and (ii) applicable law. Further, to the extent that the Participant receives any amount in excess of the amount that the Participant should otherwise have received under the terms of the Award for any reason (including, without limitation, by reason of a financial restatement, mistake in calculations or other administrative error), the Participant shall be required to repay any such excess amount to the Company.
(u) Right of Offset . The Company will have the right to offset against its obligation to deliver shares of Common Stock (or other property or cash) under the Plan or any Award Agreement any outstanding amounts that the Participant then owes to any member of the Company Group and any amounts the Committee otherwise deems appropriate pursuant to any
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tax equalization policy or agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Award is deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Committee will have no right to offset against its obligation to deliver shares of Common Stock (or other property or cash) under the Plan or any Award Agreement if such offset could subject the Participant to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A of the Code in respect of an outstanding Award.
(v) Expenses; Titles and Headings . The expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne by the Company Group. The titles and headings of the sections in the Plan are for convenience of reference only, and in the event of any conflict, the text of the Plan, rather than such titles or headings, shall control.
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Exhibit 10.7
PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC.
2017 EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
(Effective as of January 3, 2017)
PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC.
EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I TITLE AND DEFINITIONS | 1 | |||||
Section 1.1 |
Title | 1 | ||||
Section 1.2 |
Definitions | 1 | ||||
ARTICLE II PARTICIPATION | 5 | |||||
ARTICLE III DEFERRAL ELECTIONS | 5 | |||||
Section 3.1 |
Elections to Defer Compensation | 5 | ||||
Section 3.2 |
Distribution Elections | 7 | ||||
Section 3.3 |
Investment Elections | 8 | ||||
Section 3.4 |
Subsequent Elections | 9 | ||||
ARTICLE IV DISTRIBUTION OPTION ACCOUNTS | 9 | |||||
Section 4.1 |
Compensation Deferrals | 9 | ||||
Section 4.2 |
Company Contribution | 10 | ||||
Section 4.3 |
Investment Return | 10 | ||||
ARTICLE V VESTING | 10 | |||||
Section 5.1 |
Compensation Deferral | 10 | ||||
Section 5.2 |
Company Contribution | 10 | ||||
ARTICLE VI DISTRIBUTIONS | 11 | |||||
Section 6.1 |
Form and Timing of Distribution | 11 | ||||
Section 6.2 |
Small Benefit Cashout | 12 | ||||
Section 6.3 |
Payout | 12 | ||||
Section 6.4 |
Financial Hardship of Participant | 13 | ||||
Section 6.5 |
Permissible Distribution Event | 13 | ||||
Section 6.6 |
Payment by Trust | 13 | ||||
Section 6.7 |
Inability to Locate Participant | 14 | ||||
ARTICLE VII CHANGE IN CONTROL | 14 | |||||
ARTICLE VIII DEATH BENEFITS | 14 | |||||
ARTICLE IX CLAIMS PROCEDURES | 14 | |||||
Section 9.1 |
Claims | 14 | ||||
Section 9.2 |
Appeal | 15 | ||||
Section 9.3 |
Authority | 15 |
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ARTICLE X ADMINISTRATION | 15 | |||||
Section 10.1 |
Administrator | 15 | ||||
Section 10.2 |
Administrator Action | 16 | ||||
Section 10.3 |
Powers and Duties of the Administrator | 16 | ||||
Section 10.4 |
Construction and Interpretation | 16 | ||||
Section 10.5 |
Information | 17 | ||||
Section 10.6 |
Compensation, Expenses and Indemnity | 17 | ||||
Section 10.7 |
Quarterly Statements | 17 | ||||
ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS | 17 | |||||
Section 11.1 |
Unsecured General Creditor | 17 | ||||
Section 11.2 |
Restriction Against Assignment | 18 | ||||
Section 11.3 |
Withholding | 18 | ||||
Section 11.4 |
Amendment, Modification, Suspension or Termination | 18 | ||||
Section 11.5 |
Governing Law | 18 | ||||
Section 11.6 |
Receipt or Release | 19 | ||||
Section 11.7 |
Payments on Behalf of Persons Under Incapacity | 19 | ||||
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PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC.
2017 EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
WHEREAS, Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. hereby establishes a deferred compensation plan (the Plan), effective as of the Effective Date, for deferrals with respect to Compensation to be earned or to be otherwise paid on or after the Effective Date, to provide supplemental retirement income benefits for a select group of management and highly compensated employees through deferrals of base salary and bonus compensation and, to the extent applicable, Company contributions; and
WHEREAS, as of the Effective Date, the account balances of certain participants in the Prior Plan were transferred to an Account under this Plan (the Transferred Balances). The Transferred Balances are balances deferred by PK Employees under the Prior Plan, and the time and form of payment of the Transferred Balances shall be the same under this Plan as under the Prior Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan is hereby established, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth:
ARTICLE I
TITLE AND DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Title .
This Plan shall be known as the Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.
2017 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan.
Section 1.2 Definitions .
Whenever the following words and phrases are used in this Plan, with the first letter capitalized, they shall have the meanings specified below.
Administrator shall mean the Person or Persons appointed by the Committee to administer the Plan in accordance with Article X, or such Person or Persons delegate.
Base Salary Deferral shall mean that portion of Base Salary as to which an Eligible Employee has made an irrevocable election to defer receipt of until the date specified under the In-Service Distribution Option, the Separation Distribution Option, and/or as otherwise specified under this Plan.
Beneficiary or Beneficiaries shall mean the Person or Persons, including a trustee, personal representative or other fiduciary, last designated in writing by a Participant in accordance with procedures established by the Administrator to receive all of the benefits specified hereunder in the event of the Participants death. No Beneficiary designation shall become effective until it is filed with the Administrator. If there is no Beneficiary designation in effect, or if there is no surviving designated Beneficiary, then the Participants surviving spouse shall be the Beneficiary. If there is no surviving spouse to receive any benefits payable in accordance with the preceding sentence, the duly appointed and currently acting personal
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representative of the Participants estate (which shall include either the Participants probate estate or living trust) shall be the Beneficiary. In any case where there is no such personal representative of the Participants estate duly appointed and acting in that capacity within 90 days after the Participants death (or such extended period as the Administrator determines is reasonably necessary to allow such personal representative to be appointed, but not to exceed 180 days after the Participants death), then Beneficiary shall mean the Person or Persons who can verify by affidavit or court order to the satisfaction of the Administrator that they are legally entitled to receive the benefits specified hereunder. In the event any amount is payable under the Plan to a minor, payment shall not be made to the minor, but instead be paid (i) to that Persons living parent(s) to act as custodian, (ii) if that Persons parents are then divorced, and one parent is the sole custodial parent, to such custodial parent, or (iii) if no parent of that Person is then living, to a custodian selected by the Administrator to hold the funds for the minor under the Uniform Transfers or Gifts to Minors Act in effect in the jurisdiction in which the minor resides. If no parent is living and the Administrator decides not to select another custodian to hold the funds for the minor, then payment shall be made to the duly appointed and currently acting guardian of the estate for the minor or, if no guardian of the estate for the minor is duly appointed and currently acting within 60 days after the date the amount becomes payable, payment shall be deposited with the court having jurisdiction over the estate of the minor.
Bonus Compensation Deferral shall mean that portion of Bonus Compensation as to which an Eligible Employee has made an irrevocable election to defer receipt of until the date specified under the In-Service Distribution Option and/or as otherwise specified under this Plan.
Change in Control shall mean a Change in Control under the Companys
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Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time, which also constitutes a change in control event under Section 409A.
Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Committee shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, or if no such committee exists, the full Board of Directors of the Company.
Company shall mean Park Hotels & Resorts Inc., any successor corporation and each corporation which is a member of a controlled group of corporations (within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code) of which Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. is a component member.
Company Contribution shall equal the amount described in Section 4.2, if any.
Compensation shall mean the total salary paid to the Eligible Employee, including cash bonuses, in a Plan Year. An Eligible Employees Compensation shall consist of the Eligible Employees Base Salary as in effect from time to time during a Plan Year and the Eligible Employees Bonus Compensation which shall equal the amount of any cash incentive to be paid to an Eligible Employee under an incentive plan maintained by the Company and any other cash bonus of any kind.
Compensation Deferral means that portion of Compensation as to which a Participant has made an irrevocable election to defer receipt until the date specified under the In-Service Distribution Option, the Separation Distribution Option, and/or as otherwise specified under this Plan.
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Disabled or Disability shall mean that a Participant is disabled due to sickness or injury which qualifies the Participant for disability payments under the Companys long term disability plan. A Participant shall be considered totally and permanently disabled on the date the Participant qualifies for such long term disability payments.
Distribution Option shall mean the two distribution options which are available under the Plan, consisting of the Separation Distribution Option and the In-Service Distribution Option.
Distribution Option Account or Accounts shall mean, with respect to a Participant, the Separation Distribution Account and/or the In-Service Distribution Account(s) established on the books of account of the Company, pursuant to Article IV, for each Participant.
Effective Date shall mean the Distribution Date as defined in the Distribution Agreement by and among Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., Hilton Grand Vacations Inc., and the Company, dated as of January 2, 2017.
Eligible Employee shall mean (i) officers of the Company at the Vice President level or higher, or (ii) Highly Compensated Employees who are selected by the Administrator to participate in the Plan pursuant to Article II.
Enrollment Agreement shall mean the authorization form which an Eligible Employee files with the Administrator to participate in the Plan and, with respect to the Plan Year in which the Effective Date occurs, the authorization form as in effect under the Prior Plan.
ERISA shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
Fund or Funds shall mean one or more of the investments selected by the Administrator pursuant to Section 3.3(a).
Highly Compensated Employee shall mean an employee of the Company who the Administrator, in its discretion, anticipates will receive Compensation in excess of the salary limitation contained in Section 401(a)(17) of the Code for the applicable Plan Year or who the Administrator otherwise determines to be a highly compensated employee or member of a select group of management within the meaning of Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of ERISA.
In-Service Distribution Account or Accounts shall mean the Account(s) maintained for a Participant to which Compensation Deferrals and Company Contributions are credited pursuant to the In-Service Distribution Option.
In-Service Distribution Option shall mean the Distribution Option pursuant to which benefits are payable in accordance with Article VI.
Investment Return shall mean, for each Fund, an amount equal to the net investment performance of such Fund on a given day, as determined by the Administrator.
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Participant shall mean any Eligible Employee who elects to defer Compensation in accordance with Section 3.1.
Person shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust (charitable or non-charitable), unincorporated organization, or other form of business entity.
PK Employees shall (i) any individual designated as
a PK Employee in the Employee Matters Agreement
by and between Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., Hilton Grand Vacations Inc., and the Company, dated as of January 2, 2017, and (ii) any individual who is an Eligible Employee and who commences employment with the Company upon or following the date
hereof.
Plan shall mean the Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.
2017 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan set
forth herein, in effect as of the Effective Date, or as amended from time to time.
Plan Year shall mean the 12 consecutive month period beginning on a January 1.
Prior Plan shall mean the Hilton Hotels 2005 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended.
Retirement shall mean a Participants Separation from Service (for reasons other than death) on or after the combination of the Participants age and Years of Vesting Service equals at least 55.
Section 409A means Section 409A of the Code and the treasury regulations promulgated thereunder.
Separation Date shall mean the date a Participant incurs a Separation from Service.
Separation Distribution Account shall mean the Account maintained for a Participant to which Compensation Deferrals and Company Contributions are credited pursuant to the Separation Distribution Option.
Separation Distribution Option shall mean the Distribution Option pursuant to which benefits are payable in accordance with Article VI.
Separation from Service shall mean a Participants separation from service with the Company within the meaning of Section 409A.
Unforeseeable Financial Emergency shall mean: (i) a severe financial hardship to the Participant resulting from an illness or accident of the Participant, the Participants spouse, beneficiary, or a dependent (as defined in Code Section 152(a)) of the Participant, loss of the Participants property due to casualty, the imminent foreclosure of or eviction from the Participants primary residence, the need to pay medical expenses (including nonrefundable
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deductibles) or prescription drug medications, the need to pay for funeral expenses of a spouse, beneficiary, or dependent, or other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant; or (ii) such other definition of unforeseeable emergency within the meaning of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(ii).
Year of Vesting Service shall mean a Year of Vesting Service as determined for purposes of the 401(k) defined contribution savings plan in which such Participant participates or most recently participated.
ARTICLE II
PARTICIPATION
Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, prior to December 31 of each Plan Year, the Administrator shall designate which Highly Compensated Employees shall become Eligible Employees for the following Plan Year. An Eligible Employee designated as a Participant shall thereafter, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, be eligible to make a Compensation Deferral for each Plan Year. Participation in the Plan shall be made conditional upon an Eligible Employees acknowledgement, in writing or by making a deferral election under the Plan, that all decisions and determinations of the Administrator shall be final and binding on the Participant, the Participants beneficiaries and any other Person having or claiming an interest under the Plan.
As of the Effective Date, each PK Employee with respect to whom a Transferred Balance is transferred to the Plan shall become a Participant in the Plan.
ARTICLE III
DEFERRAL ELECTIONS
Section 3.1 Elections to Defer Compensation .
(a) Each Eligible Employee may elect to make a Compensation Deferral by filing with the Administrator an election that conforms to the requirements set forth in this Article III, on an Enrollment Agreement provided by the Administrator, no later than December 31 of the Plan Year preceding the Plan Year for which the Compensation is to be earned and specifying whether the Participant elects a Base Salary Deferral or a Bonus Compensation Deferral or a combination, the Distribution Option Accounts to which such amounts will be credited, the form and timing of distribution and such other information as the Administrator shall require; provided, however, that for the Plan Year in which the Effective Date occurs, a deferral election under the Prior Plan shall be treated as a deferral election under this Section 3.1(a) and be given continuing effect under this Plan after the Effective Date for the remainder of such Plan Year.
(i) Notwithstanding (a) above, if an Eligible Employees Bonus Compensation is performance-based compensation as contemplated by Section 409A, the Administrator may allow the Eligible Employee to elect to defer all or a portion of such Eligible Employees Bonus Compensation for a Plan Year at a time determined by the Administrator, which may be no less than six months before the end of the applicable Plan Year in which such Bonus Compensation is to be earned.
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(ii) The Eligible Employee shall elect to allocate such Eligible Employees Compensation Deferrals (and any Company Contributions that may be credited with respect thereto) between the Distribution Options in whole percentage increments; provided that one hundred percent (100%) of such Deferrals (and Company Contributions) may be allocated to one or the other of the Distribution Options.
(iii) The Administrator may establish minimum or maximum amounts that may be deferred under this Section and may change such standards from time to time. Any such limits shall be communicated by the Administrator to the Participants prior to the commencement of a Plan Year. No Participant may have more than one Separation Distribution Account.
(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Eligible Employee shall be permitted to defer Compensation which the Administrator reasonably determines is required to pay the Eligible Employees portion of payroll and other taxes and contributions towards benefits (including, but not limited to, medical, life, dental and disability) provided to the Eligible Employee and such Eligible Employees dependents.
(c) Any Compensation Deferral made under Section 3.1(a) above shall remain in effect and be irrevocable, notwithstanding any change in a Participants Compensation, for the entire Plan Year for which it is effective. A new Compensation Deferral election must be made for each Plan Year during which a Participant wishes to defer Compensation. If a Participant elects to allocate all or a portion of such Participants Compensation Deferrals to an In-Service Distribution Account, that election will remain effective only for the Plan Year to which the Enrollment Agreement relates. If the Participant does not elect an in-service distribution date for deferrals to the In-Service Distribution Account in a subsequent Plan Year, such deferrals shall automatically be allocated to the Participants Separation Distribution Account. Compensation Deferral elections shall be made on an Enrollment Agreement filed with the Administrator by December 31 of a Plan Year (or such earlier date as may be designated by the Administrator) to make a Compensation Deferral for Compensation to be earned on or after January 1 of the immediately following Plan Year.
(d) The Administrator may, in its discretion, permit Eligible Employees who first become Eligible Employees after the beginning of a Plan Year, including Eligible Employees who become Eligible Employees because they are promoted or hired by the Company on or after January 1 of a Plan Year to a position which has been designated by the Administrator as an Eligible Employee, to enroll in the Plan for that Plan Year by filing a completed and fully executed Enrollment Agreement as soon as practicable following the date the Employee is notified that of such Employees eligibility but, in any event, within 30 days after such date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, any Enrollment Agreement executed by an Eligible Employee, pursuant to this Section, to make a Compensation Deferral shall apply only to Compensation earned by the Eligible Employee after the date on which such Enrollment Agreement is filed.
(e) All deferral elections under the Plan shall be made in accordance with Section 409A.
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Section 3.2 Distribution Elections .
Subject to Section 3.4, in the Enrollment Agreement, each Eligible Employee shall select the form and the timing of payment with respect to the Eligible Employees Compensation Deferral. An Eligible Employees deferral election under this Article III shall not be effective unless and until the Eligible Employee makes the required distribution elections under this Section 3.2. Each Eligible Employee shall make the following form and timing of payment elections:
(a) Retirement . An Eligible Employee shall elect the form of payment in which amounts credited to the Eligible Employees Distribution Option Accounts shall be paid where (i) the Eligible Employees Separation Date occurs on or after eligibility for Retirement and (ii) the amount to be distributed from all of the Eligible Employees Distribution Option Accounts exceeds $100,000 (taking into account all deferrals made to all of the Eligible Employees Distribution Option Accounts). The Eligible Employee may elect a lump sum, or quarterly, semi-annual or annual installments payable over 5, 10, 15 or 20 years. This form of payment election shall apply to all Compensation Deferrals credited on behalf of the Eligible Employee to such Eligible Employees Separation Distribution Account in any Plan Year in which the Eligible Employee makes Compensation Deferrals under this Plan, subject to change only in accordance with Section 3.4 below. In the event the amount to be distributed from a Participants Distribution Option Accounts upon a Separation from Service after eligibility for Retirement does not exceed $100,000 (taking into account all deferrals made to all of the Eligible Employees Distribution Option Accounts) as determined under Section 6.2, the Participants Distribution Option Accounts shall be paid in a lump sum in accordance with Section 6.2 without regard to the Participants actual form of payment election.
(b)
In-Service Distribution
. An Eligible Employee shall elect (i) the form of payment in which amounts credited to the Eligible
Employees In-Service Distribution Account, if applicable, shall be paid where the amount to be distributed exceeds $25,000 and (ii) the Plan Year in which such payment shall commence; provided that the Plan Year selected in (ii) may not be
prior to either of (A) the third Plan Year following the Plan Year in which the Compensation Deferral is made
or (B) the Plan Year in which any such amount will become vested. The Eligible Employee may elect a lump sum, or
quarterly, semi-annual or annual installments payable over 2, 3, 4 or 5 years. This election shall apply only to the Compensation Deferrals credited on behalf of the Eligible Employee to the In-Service Distribution Account created pursuant to
the Enrollment Form to which such Compensation Deferrals relate, except to the extent changed pursuant to a subsequent election in accordance with Section 3.4 below. In the event the amount to be distributed from a Participants In-Service
Distribution Account does not exceed $25,000 as of the applicable distribution date, the Participants In-Service Distribution Account shall be paid in a lump sum in accordance with Section 6.2 without regard to the Participants actual
form of payment election(s). If a Participant incurs a Separation from Service prior to the in-service distribution date elected by the Participant with respect to the Participants In-Service Distribution Account, the Participants
distribution election with respect to such In-Service Distribution Account shall become invalid and distribution shall instead be made in accordance with the Participants elections under Section 3.2(a), 3.2(c) or 3.4, as applicable.
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(c) Separation from Service .
An Eligible Employee shall elect the form of payment in which amounts credited to the Eligible Employees Separation Distribution Account, if applicable, shall be paid where (i) the Eligible Employees Separation Date occurs prior to eligibility for Retirement, and (ii) the amount to be distributed from all of the Eligible Employees Distribution Option Accounts exceeds $100,000 (taking into account all deferrals made to all of the Eligible Employees Distribution Option Accounts). The Eligible Employee may elect a lump sum or annual installments payable over 5 years. This election shall apply to all Compensation Deferrals credited on behalf of the Eligible Employee to such Eligible Employees Separation Distribution Account in any Plan Year in which Compensation Deferrals are made under this Plan, subject to change only in accordance with Section 3.4 below. In the event the amount to be distributed from a Participants Distribution Option Accounts upon a Separation from Service before eligibility for Retirement does not exceed $100,000 (taking into account all deferrals made to all of the Eligible Employees Distribution Option Accounts) as determined under Section 6.2, the Participants Distribution Option Accounts shall be paid in a lump sum in accordance with Section 6.2 without regard to the Participants actual form of payment election.
Section 3.3 Investment Elections .
(a) At the time of making the deferral elections described in Section 3.1 and the distribution elections described in Section 3.2, the Participant shall designate, in a manner prescribed by the Administrator, which Funds the Participants Accounts will be deemed to be invested in for purposes of determining the Investment Return to be credited to those Accounts. The Funds shall be as selected by the Administrator from time to time and the Administrator may add, change, or delete Funds at any time. In making the designation pursuant to this Section 3.3, the Participant may specify that all or any whole percentage of the Participants Accounts be deemed to be invested in one or more of the Funds. A Participant may change the designation made under this Section 3.3, in a manner prescribed by the Administrator, on any business day. Such change shall be effective as soon as administratively feasible after it is received.
(b) If a Participant fails to elect a type of Fund under this Section 3.3, he or she shall be deemed to have elected the Fund designated by the Administrator.
(c) Although the Participant may designate the Funds according to Section 3.3(a) above, the Administrator shall select, from time to time, in its sole discretion, for each of the Funds described in Section 3.3(a) above, a commercially available mutual fund or contract or an investment fund established with and administered by an investment manager selected by the Administrator. The Investment Return of each such commercially available mutual fund, contract or investment fund shall be used to determine the amount of earnings to be credited to Participants Accounts under Article IV although nothing set forth in this Plan shall require an actual investment of monies in any such mutual fund or in any other Fund designated as a deemed investment vehicle for Compensation Deferrals.
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Section 3.4 Subsequent Elections .
The Administrator may establish rules allowing a Participant to make a subsequent election to postpone payment of Compensation Deferrals under the Participants In-Service Distribution Account(s) and/or such Participants Separation Distribution Account, in accordance with the rules in this Section 3.4; provided that any such subsequent election shall be made in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A and that no subsequent election may result in an impermissible acceleration of payment as described in Section 409A. The following rules shall apply to subsequent elections under the Plan:
(a) With respect to Compensation Deferrals under an In-Service Distribution Account, a Participant may make a subsequent election to defer the payment to a later Plan Year or to change the form of payment applicable to such In-Service Distribution Account; provided that (i) the subsequent election must be made at least 12 months prior to the January in which the first scheduled payment was to occur, (ii) the subsequent election may not take effect until at least 12 months after the date on which the election is made, and (iii) except with respect to an election related to payment upon an Unforeseeable Financial Emergency, the first payment with respect to which such election is made must be deferred for a period of not less than five years from the date such payment would otherwise have been made.
(b) A Participant may make a subsequent election to change the form or time at which Compensation Deferrals credited to a Participants Separation Distribution Account will be paid; provided that (i) the subsequent election may not take effect until at least 12 months after the date on which the election is made, and (ii) except with respect to an election related to payment upon an Unforeseeable Financial Emergency or death, the first payment with respect to which such election is made must be deferred for a period of five years from the date such payment would have otherwise have been made. Participants shall be permitted to make only one subsequent election to change the form or time of payment of their Separation Distribution Account.
ARTICLE IV
DISTRIBUTION OPTION ACCOUNTS
Section 4.1 Compensation Deferrals .
(a) The Administrator shall establish and maintain separate Distribution Option Accounts with respect to a Participant. A Participants Distribution Option Accounts may consist of a Separation Distribution Account and/or one or more In-Service Distribution Account(s), as elected by the Participant. Each Participants Distribution Option Accounts shall be further divided into separate subaccounts (subaccounts), each of which corresponds to a Fund elected by the Participant pursuant to Section 3.3(a).
(b) As soon as practicable after the end of each calendar month, the Administrator shall credit the subaccounts of the Participants Distribution Option Account with an amount equal to the Base Salary and/or Bonus Compensation that would otherwise have been earned for such calendar month in accordance with the Distribution Option irrevocably elected by the Participant in the Enrollment Agreement and in accordance with the Participants
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investment elections under Section 3.3(a). Any amount once taken into account as Base Salary and/or Bonus Compensation for purposes of this Plan shall not be taken into account thereafter. The Participants Distribution Option Accounts shall be reduced by the amount of payments made by the Company to the Participant or the Participants Beneficiary pursuant to this Plan.
(c) Transferred Balances . As of the Effective Date, a Participants account balances, if any, under the Prior Plan shall be transferred to this Plan as follows:
(i) A Transferred Balance attributable to amounts credited to the Participant under the Prior Plan shall be transferred to the Participants Account under this Plan, and credited to a Separation Distribution Account and/or In-Service Distribution Account (or other subaccount), as previously credited under the Prior Plan. Following the transfer of a Transferred Balance, the Company shall be responsible under this Plan for the payment of all Transferred Balances.
(ii) The Participants investment elections with respect to any Transferred Balance shall be mapped to the available investment options as directed by the Administrator.
Section 4.2 Company Contribution .
From time-to-time and in its sole discretion, the Committee may provide that Company Contributions be credited to some or all Participants, according to the terms and conditions determined by the Committee.
Section 4.3 Investment Return .
Each subaccount of a Participants Distribution Option Account shall, as of each business day, be credited with earnings and debited with losses in an amount equal to that determined by multiplying the balance credited to such subaccount as of the previous day by the Investment Return for the corresponding Fund pursuant to Section 3.3(a).
ARTICLE V
VESTING
Section 5.1 Compensation Deferral .
A Participants Compensation Deferral credited to the Participants Distribution Option Account shall be 100% vested at all times.
Section 5.2 Company Contribution .
(a) Unless otherwise specified by the Committee, Company Contributions credited to a Participants Distribution Option Account, if any, will vest and become non-forfeitable in the following increments: (i) 25% upon the Participants completion of two Years of Vesting Service; (ii) an additional 25% (50% total) upon completion of three Years of Vesting Service; (iii) an additional 25% (75% total) upon completion of four Years of Vesting Service; and (iv) the Distribution Option Account balance shall be fully vested and nonforfeitable in its entirety on and after the Participants completion of five Years of Vesting Service.
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 5.2(a) above, a Participants Distribution Option Account balance shall be fully vested and nonforfeitable in its entirety should: (i) the Participant die while providing service to the Company, (ii) the Participant become Disabled while providing service to the Company, or (iii) there occur a Change in Control.
(c) When a Participant incurs a Separation Date, the portion of the Company Contribution credited to such Participants Distribution Option Account which is not vested shall immediately be forever forfeited to the Company, and the Company shall have no obligation to the Participant (or Beneficiary) with respect to such forfeited amount.
ARTICLE VI
DISTRIBUTIONS
Section 6.1 Form and Timing of Distribution .
(a) Subject to Section 6.2, in the case of a Participant whose Separation Date occurs on or after eligibility for Retirement and the vested portion of the Participants Separation Distribution Account exceeds $100,000 (taking into account all deferrals made to the Participants Separation Distribution Account), the Participants Separation Distribution Account shall be distributed in the form elected by the Participant pursuant to Sections 3.2 and 3.4, as applicable, and shall be paid, or commence to be paid, within 30 days following the end of the twelfth full calendar month after the Participant has a Separation from Service, unless payment is deferred pursuant to Section 3.4.
(b)
If a Participant
has not incurred a Separation from Service
as of the date an In-Service Distribution Account is to be distributed, and the Participants In-Service Distribution Account exceeds
$25,000 (applied on an Account by Account basis), the
Participants In-Service Distribution Account shall be paid to the Participant within 30 days following the date elected by the Participant pursuant to Sections 3.2 and 3.4,
as applicable; provided that if the amount to be distributed does not exceed $25,000, distribution shall be made in a lump sum in accordance with Section 6.2.
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c) If the Participant incurs a Separation from Service after distribution has commenced in accordance with this Section
6.1(
c) but prior to the date on which the Participants In-Service Distribution Account(s) is fully distributed, distribution of the remaining amounts held in the Participants In-Service Distribution Account(s) shall
continue to be distributed in accordance with the Participants election for such Participants In-Service Distribution Account.
(
d) In the case of a Participant whose Separation Date occurs prior to the earliest date on which the Participant is eligible
for Retirement, other than by reason of death, and the vested portion of the Participants Distribution Option Accounts exceeds $100,000 (taking into account all deferrals made to the Participants Distribution Option Accounts), the
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vested portion of a Participants Distribution Option Accounts shall be distributed in the form elected by the Participant pursuant to Sections 3.2 and 3.4, as applicable, and shall be paid or commence to be paid within 30 days following the end of the twelfth full calendar month after the Participant has a Separation from Service, unless payment is deferred pursuant to Section 3.4. Any unvested portion of any Distribution Option Account shall be forfeited in accordance with Section 5.2.
Section 6.2 Small Benefit Cashout .
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or election by a Participant to the contrary, in the event the value of the vested portion of a Participants Separation Distribution Account does not exceed $100,000 (taking into account all deferrals made to the Eligible Employees Separation Distribution Account) as of the date the Participants Account becomes distributable in accordance with the terms of the Plan, then the vested portion of the Participants Account shall be paid in a lump sum within 30 days following the date the Participants Account becomes distributable. For purposes of the foregoing, the Participants Account shall be valued as of the last business day of the month following the month in which the Participants Separation Date occurs. If the value at such time does not exceed $100,000, the Participants Account shall be distributed in a lump sum within 30 days thereafter.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or election by a Participant to the contrary, in the event the value of the vested portion of a Participants In-Service Distribution Account does not exceed $25,000 (applied on an Account by Account basis) as of the date the Participants Account becomes distributable, then the vested portion of the Participants Account shall be paid in a lump sum within 30 days following the date the Participants Account becomes distributable.
Section 6.3 Payout .
(a) Unless otherwise specified in Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 hereof, any lump sum benefit payable under this Article VI shall be paid in January of the Plan Year elected by the Participant pursuant to Sections 3.2(b) and 3.4, as applicable, in an amount equal to the vested value of the portion of such Distribution Option Account being distributed as of the business day the Funds are deemed to be liquidated to make the payment.
(b) Installment payments, if any, payable under this Article VI shall commence in January of the Plan Year elected by the Participant pursuant to Sections 3.2(b) and 3.4, as applicable, or otherwise at the time specified for payment under Sections 6.1(a) or 6.1(c), as applicable, in an amount equal to (i) the vested value of such portion of such Distribution Option Account being distributed as of the business day the Funds are deemed to be liquidated to make the payment, divided by (ii) the number of installment payments elected by the Participant in the applicable Enrollment Agreement with respect to an In-Service Distribution Account or in the distribution election form filed pursuant to Section 3.2 or 4.2(d) with respect to the Separation Distribution Account. The remaining installments shall be paid in an amount equal to (x) the vested value of such portion of the Distribution Option Account being distributed as of the business day the Funds are deemed to be liquidated to make the payment divided by (y) the number of installments remaining.
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Section 6.4 Financial Hardship of Participant .
(a) At any time prior to commencement of payment pursuant to this Article VI, a Participant may request payment to the Participant of all or a portion of the amounts that the Participant has deferred under the Plan. The decision to approve or deny such a request shall be in the absolute discretion of the Administrator. However, such a request shall be approved only upon a finding that the Participant has suffered an Unforeseeable Financial Emergency, and then only in an amount necessary to eliminate such Unforeseeable Financial Emergency plus amounts necessary to pay taxes reasonably anticipated as a result of the distribution, after taking into account the extent to which such hardship is or may be relieved through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or by liquidation of the Participants assets (to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship). In the event such a request is approved, payment of all or a portion of the amounts previously deferred by the Participant, with credited interest, to the extent approved by the Administrator, shall be made as soon as practicable to the Participant. Amounts otherwise payable to a Participant hereunder shall be adjusted (as determined by the Administrator in its absolute discretion) to take into account such Unforeseeable Financial Emergency payment. The Administrator shall administer hardship distribution requests consistently with Section 409A.
(b) If a Participant elects to take an Unforeseeable Financial Emergency distribution prior to June 30 of any Plan Year, the Participants deferral election shall be cancelled for the Plan Year in which the distribution occurs with respect to all Base Salary and Bonus Compensation not yet earned. If a Participant elects to take an Unforeseeable Financial Emergency distribution on or after June 30 of any Plan Year, the Participants deferral election shall be cancelled for the Plan Year in which such distribution occurs with respect to all salary and bonuses not yet earned, and the Participant shall be suspended from participation in the Plan for the following Plan Year. If the Participant wishes to commence making a Compensation Deferral after the period during which the Participants deferral election is cancelled pursuant to this Section 6.4(b), the Participant may make a new deferral election in accordance with the requirements of Section 3.1.
Section 6.5 Permissible Distribution Event .
Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, no distributions shall be made except upon a specified date or event as permitted pursuant to Section 409A.
Section 6.6 Payment by Trust .
The Company may cause the payment of benefits under this Plan to be made in whole or in part by the trustee of a trust designated by the Committee (the Trust). The Administrator may direct the Trustee to pay the Participants or Beneficiarys benefit at the time and in the amount described herein. In the event the amounts allocated to the Participant under the Trust are not sufficient to provide the full amount of benefit payable to the Participant, the Company shall pay the remainder of such benefit.
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Section 6.7 Inability to Locate Participant .
In the event that the Administrator is unable to locate a Participant or Beneficiary within two years following the date the Participant was to commence receiving payment, the entire amount allocated to the Participants Deferral Account and Company Contribution Account shall be forfeited. If, after such forfeiture, the Participant or Beneficiary later claims such benefit, such benefit shall be reinstated without interest or earnings from the date payment was to commence pursuant to the Participants elections under Sections 3.2 and 3.4, as applicable.
ARTICLE VII
CHANGE IN CONTROL
In the event of a Change in Control, all Participants shall receive a distribution of 100% of the Participants Distribution Option Accounts at the time of the distribution. Such distribution shall be made in a lump sum within 30 days following the date the Change in Control is consummated, in an amount equal to the value of such Distribution Option Accounts as of the business day the Funds are deemed to be liquidated to make the payment.
ARTICLE VIII
DEATH BENEFITS
Upon the death of a Participant before the Participants Distribution Option Account(s) has been paid in full (either in a lump sum or installment payments), the Participants Beneficiary shall receive the balance of the Participants vested Account as of the date of death, as adjusted by subsequent gains or losses prior to distribution, in the form of a lump sum payment as soon as reasonably practicable following the date of the Participants death (but in no event after December 31 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which death occurs).
ARTICLE IX
CLAIMS PROCEDURES
Section 9.1 Claims .
A Participant or, following the Participants death, a Beneficiary (collectively referred to in this section as Claimant) may submit a claim for benefits under the Plan. Any claim for benefits under this Plan shall be made in writing to the Administrator. If such claim for benefits is wholly or partially denied, the Administrator shall, within 90 days after receipt of the claim, notify the Claimant of the denial of the claim unless special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim, which extension shall not exceed 180 days from receipt of the claim. If such extension is required, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the Claimant prior to the termination of the initial 90-day period and shall indicate the special circumstances requiring an extension of time and the date by which the Administrator expects to render a final decision. A notice of denial shall be in writing, shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant, and shall contain the specific reason or reasons for denial of the claim, a specific reference to the pertinent Plan provisions upon which the denial is based, a description of the additional material or information (if any) necessary to perfect the claim, together with an explanation of why such material or information is necessary, and an explanation of the claims review procedure set forth below, including a statement of the Claimants right to bring a civil action under section 502(a) of ERISA following an adverse benefit determination on review.
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Section 9.2 Appeal .
Within 60 days after the receipt by a Claimant of a written notice of denial of a claim, the Claimant may file a written request with the Administrator that it conduct a full and fair review of the denial of the claim for benefits. The Claimant, or duly authorized representative, shall receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant to the Claimants claim for benefits. The Claimant, or duly authorized representative may also submit written comments, documents, records and other information relating to the claim for benefits, and the review will take into account such items whether or not they were considered in the initial benefit determination.
The Administrator shall deliver to the Claimant, or authorized representative, a written decision on the claim within 60 days after the receipt of the request for review, except that if there are special circumstances that require an extension of time, the 60-day period may be extended to 120 days. If such extension is required, written notice shall be furnished to the Claimant, or authorized representative, prior to the termination of the initial 60-day period and shall indicate the special circumstances requiring an extension of time and the date by which the final decision will be rendered. The decision shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant, include the specific reason or reasons for the decision, include a statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive upon request and free of charge, access to and copies of all documents and other information relevant to the claim, contain a specific reference to the pertinent Plan provisions upon which the decision is based, and include a statement describing any voluntary appeal procedures offered by the Plan and a statement of the Claimants right to bring an action under section 502(a) of ERISA.
Section 9.3 Authority .
The Administrator, in determining claims for benefits, shall have the complete discretion to review and determine related factual questions, to construe the terms of the Plan, and to bind the Company with respect to the Plan.
ARTICLE X
ADMINISTRATION
Section 10.1 Administrator .
The Plan shall be administered by the Administrator. The Administrator shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Committee, provided that if no Administrator is designated, the Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The number of members comprising the Administrator shall be determined by the Committee which may from time to time vary the number of members. A member of the Administrator may resign by delivering a written notice of resignation to the Committee. The Committee may remove any member by delivering a certified copy of its resolution of removal to such member. Vacancies in the membership of the Administrator shall be filled promptly by the Committee.
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Section 10.2 Administrator Action .
The Administrator shall act at meetings by affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Administrator. Any action permitted to be taken at a meeting may be taken without a meeting if, prior to such action, a written consent to the action is signed by all members of the Administrator and such written consent is filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Administrator. A member of the Administrator shall not vote or act upon any matter which relates solely to such member as a Participant. Any member or members of the Administrator may execute any certificate or other written direction on behalf of the Administrator.
Section 10.3 Powers and Duties of the Administrator .
(a) The Administrator, on behalf of the Participants and their Beneficiaries, shall enforce the Plan in accordance with its terms, shall be charged with the general administration of the Plan, and shall have all powers necessary to accomplish its purposes, including, but not by way of limitation, the following:
(i) To select the mutual funds, contracts or investment funds to be the Funds in accordance with Section 3.3(a) and (b) hereof;
(ii) To construe and interpret the terms and provisions of this Plan; reconcile any inconsistency in, correct any defect in and/or supply any omission in the Plan; and to make factual determinations;
(iii) To compute and certify to the amount and kinds of benefits payable to Participants and their Beneficiaries;
(iv) To maintain all records that may be necessary for the administration of the Plan;
(v) To provide for the disclosure of all information and the filing or provision of all reports and statements to Participants, Beneficiaries or governmental agencies as shall be required by law;
(vi) To make and publish such rules for the regulation of the Plan and procedures for the administration of the Plan as are not inconsistent with the terms hereof; and
(vii) To appoint a plan administrator or any other agent, and to delegate to them such powers and duties in connection with the administration of the Plan as the Administrator may from time to time prescribe.
(viii) On behalf of the Company, to select those Highly Compensated Employees who shall be Eligible Employees.
Section 10.4 Construction and Interpretation .
(a) The Administrator shall have full discretion to construe and interpret the terms and provisions of this Plan, which interpretation or construction shall be final and binding
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on all parties, including but not limited to, the Company and any Participant or Beneficiary. The Administrator shall administer such terms and provisions in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner and in full accordance with any and all laws applicable to the Plan.
(b) Nothing contained in the Plan shall be construed to prevent the Company from taking any action which is deemed by it to be appropriate or in its best interest. No Participant, Beneficiary, or other Person shall have any claim against the Company as a result of such action. Any decisions, actions or interpretations to be made under the Plan by the Company or the Committee, or the Administrator acting on behalf of the Company, shall be made in its respective sole discretion, not as a fiduciary, need not be uniformly applied to similarly situated individuals and shall be final, binding and conclusive on all Persons interested in the Plan.
Section 10.5 Information .
To enable the Administrator to perform its functions, the Company shall supply full and timely information to the Administrator on all matters relating to the Compensation of all Participants, their death, Disability, or other cause of termination, and such other pertinent facts as the Administrator may require.
Section 10.6 Compensation, Expenses and Indemnity .
(a) The Administrator is authorized at the expense of the Company to employ such legal counsel as it may deem advisable to assist in the performance of its duties hereunder. Expenses and fees in connection with the administration of the Plan shall be paid by the Company.
(b) To the extent permitted by applicable state law, the Company shall indemnify and save harmless the Administrator and each member thereof, the Committee and any delegate of the Administrator who is an employee of the Company against any and all expenses, liabilities and claims, including legal fees to defend against such liabilities and claims arising out of their discharge in good faith of responsibilities under or incident to the Plan, other than expenses and liabilities arising out of willful misconduct. This indemnity shall not preclude such further indemnities as may be available under insurance purchased by the Company or provided by the Company under any bylaw, agreement or otherwise, as such indemnities are permitted under state law.
Section 10.7 Quarterly Statements .
Under procedures established by the Administrator, a Participant shall receive a statement with respect to such Participants Accounts on a quarterly basis as of each March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31.
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 11.1 Unsecured General Creditor .
Participants and their Beneficiaries, heirs, successors, and assigns shall have no legal or equitable rights, claims, or interest in any specific property or assets of the Company. No assets
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of the Company shall be held under any trust, or held in any way as collateral security for the fulfilling of the obligations of the Company under this Plan. Any and all of the Companys assets shall be, and remain, the general unpledged, unrestricted assets of the Company. The Companys obligation under the Plan shall be merely that of an unfunded and unsecured promise of the Company to pay money in the future, and the rights of the Participants and Beneficiaries shall be no greater than those of unsecured general creditors.
Section 11.2 Restriction Against Assignment .
The Company shall pay all amounts payable hereunder only to the Persons designated by the Plan and not to any other Persons. No part of a Participants Accounts shall be liable for the debts, contracts, or engagements of any Participant, the Participants Beneficiary, or successors in interest, nor shall a Participants Accounts be subject to execution by levy, attachment, or garnishment or by any other legal or equitable proceeding, nor shall any such Person have any right to alienate, anticipate, commute, pledge, encumber, or assign any benefits or payments hereunder in any manner whatsoever. If any Participant, Beneficiary or successor in interest is adjudicated bankrupt or purports to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber or charge any distribution or payment from the Plan, voluntarily or involuntarily, the Administrator, in its discretion, may cancel such distribution or payment (or any part thereof) to or for the benefit of such Participant, Beneficiary or successor in interest in such mariner as the Administrator shall direct.
Section 11.3 Withholding .
There shall be deducted from each payment made under the Plan or any other compensation payable to the Participant (or Beneficiary) all taxes which are required to be withheld by the Company in respect to such payment or this Plan. The Company shall have the right to reduce any payment (or compensation) by the amount of cash sufficient to provide the amount of said taxes.
Section 11.4 Amendment, Modification, Suspension or Termination .
The Committee or the Board of Directors of the Company may at any time, or from time to time, in its sole discretion amend or terminate the Plan in any manner that the Committee or the Board of Directors of the Company deems appropriate, including amending or terminating outstanding deferral elections, if necessary or appropriate to comply with changes to applicable law, without the consent of any Participant; provided, however, that no amendment shall reduce any benefits accrued under the terms of the Plan as of the date of amendment. In the event the Committee or the Board of Directors of the Company acts to terminate and liquidate the Plan in accordance with Treasury regulations Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix), distribution to Participant shall be made in accordance with Article 6, unless otherwise required in order to comply with Section 409A.
Section 11.5 Governing Law .
This Plan shall be construed, governed and administered in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware (including its statute of limitations and all substantive and procedural law, and without regard to its conflict of laws provisions), except as to matters of federal law.
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Section 11.6 Receipt or Release .
Any payment to a Participant or the Participants Beneficiary in accordance with the provisions of the Plan shall, to the extent thereof, be in full satisfaction of all claims against the Administrator, the Company and the Trustee. The Administrator may require such Participant or Beneficiary, as a condition precedent to such payment, to execute a receipt and release to such effect.
Section 11.7 Payments on Behalf of Persons Under Incapacity .
In the event that any amount becomes payable under the Plan to a Person who, in the sole judgement of the Committee, is considered by reason of physical or mental condition to be unable to give a valid receipt therefore, the Administrator may direct that such payment be made to any Person found by the Administrator, in its sole judgement, to have assumed the care of such Person. Any payment made pursuant to such determination shall constitute a full release and discharge of the Administrator and the Company.
Section 11.8 Headings .
Headings and subheadings in this Plan are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered in the construction of the provisions hereof.
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Exhibit 99.1
Park Parent 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan
In connection with the spin-off, we intend to adopt a new omnibus incentive plan (the Omnibus Incentive Plan) as a means to attract and retain key personnel and to provide a means for key personnel to receive shares and other forms of incentive compensation. The Omnibus Incentive Plan will be administered by the compensation committee of our board of directors (the Board), or any other committee designated by the Board (the Committee). The Committee will have the sole authority to administer the Omnibus Incentive Plan, including determining the terms and conditions of all awards, and the authority to interpret any provision of the Omnibus Incentive Plan or any award agreement, and to make any other determinations necessary or desirable for the administration of the Omnibus Incentive Plan.
Shares Subject to the Omnibus Incentive Plan
The total number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the Omnibus Incentive Plan is 8,000,000 (of which 8,000,000 may be granted as incentive stock options). The Omnibus Incentive Plan also contains limits on the size of awards to individuals in a single fiscal year, as follows:
| The maximum number of shares that may be granted as options or stock appreciation rights to one person in a fiscal year is 1,500,000; |
| With respect to share-based performance compensation awards granted to an individual in a single fiscal year, the maximum number of shares is 1,500,000 (and, if the award is settled in cash, the maximum amount may not exceed the fair market value of 1,500,000 shares on the last day of the performance period); and |
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| With respect to cash-based performance compensation awards granted to an individual in a fiscal year, the maximum amount is $10,000,000. |
In general, if awards are forfeited, settled in cash, or otherwise settled without delivery of shares, the undelivered shares will again be available for grant under the Omnibus Incentive Plan (unless stockholder approval would be required under any stock exchange rules). In connection with an acquisition of or combination with another entity, we may grant substitute awards under the Omnibus Incentive Plan, which will not be counted against the limits described above (other than any substitute awards granted in the form of incentive stock options). The Omnibus Incentive Plan will expire on the tenth anniversary of its effective date, although awards granted prior to that date may continue after that date. Stock options and stock appreciation rights granted under the Omnibus Incentive Plan will expire on the date determined by the Committee, which will not be later than the tenth anniversary of the date of grant.
Types of Awards
We may grant stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, restricted shares, and other cash and equity-based awards (including LTIP units in any of our subsidiaries) under the Omnibus Incentive Plan on such terms as may be determined by the Committee consistent with the terms of the Omnibus Incentive Plan. Unless otherwise specified by the Committee, if a participants employment is terminated by us without cause or due to death or disability during the 12-month period following a Change in Control (as defined in the Omnibus Incentive Plan), all outstanding time-vesting stock-based awards will become fully vested as of that date, and all outstanding performance-vesting awards will vest based on actual performance through the date of termination (unless actual performance cannot be reasonably assessed, in which case performance-vesting awards will vest at target). Holders of awards of restricted stock units (other than restricted stock units that we subject to performance-vesting conditions) will generally be entitled to dividends, dividend equivalents or similar payments upon payment by us of dividends to holders of shares of our common stock. In addition, the Committee may also provide for the payment of dividends, dividend equivalents or similar payments in respect of awards, other than restricted stock units, on such terms and conditions determined by the Committee.
The exercise price applicable to stock options and stock appreciation rights must be at least equal to the fair market value of our stock on the date of grant (other than in the case of substitute awards granted in connection with an acquisition or business combination), and stock options and stock appreciation rights may not be repriced or replaced with new awards without stockholder consent.
The Committee may designate any award as a performance compensation award intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code. The performance criteria, performance levels, and performance periods will be established by the Committee in its sole discretion, except that eligible performance criteria are limited to those set forth in the Omnibus Incentive Plan, and performance criteria must be established and may only be modified in accordance with Section 162(m) of the Code and the terms of the Omnibus Incentive Plan.
Awards granted under the Omnibus Incentive Plan are not transferable or assignable by a participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution (unless specifically required pursuant to a domestic relations order or by applicable law).
Effect of Certain Events on Omnibus Incentive Plan and Awards
In the event of a Change in Control or a dividend, stock split, merger, or other corporate transaction affecting our shares, including any internal reorganization, if the Committee, in its sole discretion, determines an adjustment is necessary or appropriate (such event, an adjustment event), the Committee must make any such adjustments in such manner as it deems equitable, including adjustments to:
| any limit to the number of shares that may be granted under the Omnibus Incentive Plan; |
| the number and kind (if applicable) of shares of common stock or other of our securities that may be issued in respect of awards under the Omnibus Incentive Plan; and |
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| the terms of any outstanding award, including (i) the number and kind of shares of common stock or other of our securities subject to outstanding awards, (ii) the applicable exercise or strike price, or (iii) any applicable performance measures. |
In addition, except as may otherwise be provided in an award agreement, in connection with an adjustment event, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for any one or more of the following:
| substitution, assumption, accelerated vesting or exercisability, or termination of, or lapse of restrictions on, awards, or providing for a period of exercisability prior to the occurrence of such event; |
| cancellation of outstanding awards and the payment of the value of such awards, if any, to holders of any such awards, as determined by the Committee; and |
| conversion or replacement of any unvested awards as of the occurrence of such event, into awards subject to continued vesting on the same terms as those applicable to the award prior to conversion or replacement. |
Amendment and Termination of Omnibus Incentive Plan or Awards
The Board may amend or terminate the Omnibus Incentive Plan or any portion thereof at any time in its discretion. The Committee may also amend, terminate, or waive any conditions or rights under any particular award, both prospectively and retroactively, to the extent consistent with the terms of any applicable award agreement. Any amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance or termination of the Omnibus Incentive Plan or any award that would materially and adversely affect the rights of any participant or any holder or beneficiary of any award will not be effective without such individuals consent.
However, we will need to receive stockholder approval in the event that any such amendment or termination would materially (i) modify the eligibility requirements for participation in the Omnibus Incentive Plan, or (ii) increase the number of securities that can be issued under the Omnibus Incentive Plan (with exceptions for certain adjustments laid out in the Omnibus Incentive Plan), or to the extent that stockholder approval is required for the amendment or termination by any regulatory or accounting rules.
Clawback/Repayment
All awards are subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment to the extent necessary to comply with both applicable law, as well as any clawback-related policy adopted by the Board or the Committee. If a participant engages in activity that is detrimental to us (including a material breach of any restrictive covenant or confidentiality obligation), the Committee may provide for the cancellation of any or all of such participants outstanding awards, and/or the forfeiture of any gain realized on the vesting or exercise of awards, and prompt repayment to us of any such gain. In the event that any participant receives an amount in excess of that which he or she should otherwise have received under the terms of such award for any reason, he or she will be required to repay to us any such excess amount.
Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. 2017 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors
In connection with the spin-off, we intend to adopt a new non-employee director stock plan (the Non-Employee Director Stock Plan), as a means to attract and retain non-employee directors (Non-Employee Directors) to serve as members of our Board, and to provide a means for Non-Employee Directors to receive shares and other forms of incentive compensation.
The Non-Employee Director Stock Plan will be administered by the Committee. The Committee will have the authority to administer the Non-Employee Director Stock Plan, including determining the terms and conditions of all awards, and the authority to interpret any provision of the Non-Employee Director Stock Plan or any award agreement, and to make any other determinations necessary or desirable for the administration of the Non-Employee Director Stock Plan.
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Shares Subject to the Non-Employee Director Stock Plan
The total number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the Non-Employee Director Stock Plan is 450,000, and the maximum number of shares of common stock that may be granted to a Non-Employee Director, together with any cash fees paid to such Non-Employee Director, during a single fiscal year may not exceed $1,000,000 in value.
In general, if awards are forfeited, settled in cash, or otherwise settled without delivery of shares, the undelivered shares will again be available for grant under the Non-Employee Director Stock Plan (unless stockholder approval would be required under any stock exchange rules). The Non-Employee Director Stock Plan will expire on the tenth anniversary of its effective date, although awards granted prior to that date may continue after that date. Stock options and stock appreciation rights granted under the Non-Employee Director Stock Plan will expire on the date determined by the Committee, which will not be later than the tenth anniversary of the date of grant.
Types of Awards
We may grant non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, restricted shares, and other equity-based awards (including LTIP units in any of our subsidiaries) under the Non-Employee Director Stock Plan consistent with the terms of the Non-Employee Director Stock Plan. In the event of a termination of a Non-Employee Directors service for Cause (as defined in the Non-Employee Director Stock Plan), all outstanding vested and unvested stock options and stock appreciation rights will immediately expire. With respect to stock options and stock appreciation rights only, in the event of a termination due to death or Disability (as defined in the Non-Employee Director Stock Plan), all such awards will immediately become fully vested and exercisable, and remain as such for one year following such termination (but in no event longer than the end of the ten year period following the grant date of the award). Holders of awards of restricted stock units (other than restricted stock units that we subject to performance-vesting conditions) will generally be entitled to dividends, dividend equivalents or similar payments upon payment by us of dividends to holders of shares of our common stock. In addition, the Committee may also provide for the payment of dividends, dividend equivalents or similar payments in respect of awards, other than restricted stock units, on such terms and conditions determined by the Committee.
The exercise price applicable to stock options and stock appreciation rights must be at least equal to the fair market value of our stock on the date of grant (other than in the case of substitute awards granted in connection with an acquisition or business combination), and stock options and stock appreciation rights may not be repriced or replaced with new awards without shareholder approval.
Awards granted under the Non-Employee Director Stock Plan are not transferable or assignable by a participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution (unless specifically required pursuant to a domestic relations order or by applicable law).
Effect of Certain Events on Non-Employee Director Stock Plan and Awards
In the event of a Change in Control (as defined in the Omnibus Incentive Plan) or a dividend, stock split, merger, or other corporate transaction affecting our shares, including any internal reorganization, if the Committee, in its sole discretion, determines an adjustment is necessary or appropriate (such event, an adjustment event), the Committee must make any such adjustments in such manner as it deems equitable, including adjustments to:
| any limit to the number of shares that may be granted under the Non-Employee Director Stock Plan; |
| the number and kind (if applicable) of shares of common stock or other of our securities that may be issued in respect of awards under the Non-Employee Director Stock Plan; and |
| the terms of any outstanding award, including (i) the number and kind of shares of common stock or other of our securities subject to outstanding awards, or (ii) the applicable exercise or strike price. |
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In addition, except as may otherwise be provided in an award agreement, in connection with an adjustment event, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for any one or more of the following:
| substitution, assumption, accelerated vesting or exercisability, or termination of, or lapse of restrictions on, awards, or providing for a period of exercisability prior to the occurrence of such event; |
| cancellation of outstanding awards and the payment of the value of such awards, if any, to holders of any such awards, as determined by the Committee; and |
| conversion or replacement of any unvested awards as of the occurrence of such event, into awards subject to continued vesting on the same terms as those applicable to the award prior to conversion or replacement. |
Amendment and Termination of Non-Employee Director Stock Plan or Awards
The Board may amend or terminate the Non-Employee Director Stock Plan or any portion thereof at any time in its discretion. The Committee may also amend, terminate, or waive any conditions or rights under any particular award, both prospectively and retroactively, to the extent consistent with the terms of any applicable award agreement. Any amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance or termination of the Non-Employee Director Stock Plan or any award that would materially and adversely affect the rights of any participant or any holder or beneficiary of any award will not be effective without such individuals consent.
However, we will need to receive stockholder approval in the event that any such amendment or termination would materially (i) modify the eligibility requirements for participation in the Non-Employee Director Stock Plan, or (ii) increase the number of securities that can be issued under the Non-Employee Director Stock Plan (with exceptions for certain adjustments laid out in the Non-Employee Director Stock Plan), or to the extent that stockholder approval is required for the amendment or termination by any regulatory or accounting rules.
Clawback/Repayment
All awards are subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment to the extent necessary to comply with both applicable law, as well as any clawback-related policy adopted by the Board or the Committee. In the event that any Non-Employee Director receives an amount in excess of that which he or she should otherwise have received under the terms of such award for any reason, he or she will be required to repay to us any such excess amount.
Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation
Certain of our employees currently participate in a deferred compensation plan sponsored by a subsidiary of Hilton Parent. In connection with the spin-off, we intend to adopt a new deferred compensation plan, into which balances held by our employees under the Hilton Parent plan will be transferred. Following the spin-off, we do not expect any future deferrals will be made under this deferred compensation plan. Eligible employees are permitted to make individual investment elections with respect to transferred balances under the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (EDCP) in notional funds selected by the plan administrator that will determine the rate of return on their deferral amounts. Participants may change their investment elections at any time, in accordance with the procedures adopted by the plan administrator. The EDCP does not provide any above-market returns or preferential earnings to participants, and the deferrals and their earnings are always 100% vested.
Generally, account balances will be distributed in accordance with the deferral election made by the participant. The participant must make two payout elections, one in the case of termination and one in the case of retirement. Participants may also elect to receive in-service distributions of such amounts at the time they make their deferral elections. In addition, upon a showing of financial hardship due to death, illness, accident or similar extraordinary or unforeseeable circumstances, an executive may be allowed to access funds in his or her deferred compensation account before he otherwise would have been eligible. Benefits can generally be received either as a lump sum payment or in installments over a period not to exceed 20 years in the case of retirement, 5 years in the case of termination and 5 years for in-service distributions. In the event of a Change in Control (as defined in the Omnibus Incentive Plan), 100% of the value of the eligible employees deferred compensation account will be distributed.
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The following description of certain terms of our common stock as it will be in effect upon completion of the spin-off is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws, as they will be in effect upon completion of the spin-off, forms of which are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this information statement forms a part, and by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the DGCL). See Where You Can Find More Information.
Under Description of Capital Stock, we, us, our and our company refer to Park Parent and not to any of its subsidiaries.
General
Our purpose is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may now or hereafter be organized under the DGCL. Our authorized capital stock consists of 6,000,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 600,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share. Unless our board of directors determines otherwise, we will issue all shares of our capital stock in uncertificated form.
Common Stock
Subject to the provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation regarding the restrictions on ownership and transfer of our stock discussed below under the caption Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer, holders of shares of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters on which stockholders are entitled to vote generally, including the election or removal of directors elected by our stockholders generally. The holders of our common stock do not have cumulative voting rights in the election of directors.
Upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up and after payment in full of all amounts required to be paid to creditors and to the holders of our preferred stock having liquidation preferences, if any, the holders of our common stock will be entitled to receive pro rata our remaining assets available for distribution. All shares of our common stock that will be outstanding at the time of the completion of the spin-off will be fully paid and non-assessable. The common stock will not be subject to further calls or assessment by us. Holders of our common stock do not have preemptive, subscription, redemption or conversion rights. There will be no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the common stock. The rights, powers, preferences and privileges of holders of our common stock will be subject to those of the holders of any shares of our preferred stock we may authorize and issue in the future.
Preferred Stock
No shares of preferred stock will be issued or outstanding at the time of the completion of the spin-off. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorizes our board of directors to establish one or more series of preferred stock (including convertible preferred stock). Unless required by law or any stock exchange, the authorized shares of preferred stock will be available for issuance without further action by the holders of our common stock. Subject to the provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation regarding the restrictions on ownership and transfer of our stock, our board of directors is able to determine, with respect to any series of preferred stock, the powers (including voting powers), preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, including, without limitation:
| the designation of the series; |
| the number of shares of the series, which our board of directors may, except where otherwise provided in the preferred stock designation, increase (but not above the total number of authorized shares of the class) or decrease (but not below the number of shares then outstanding); |
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| whether dividends, if any, will be cumulative or non-cumulative and the dividend rate of the series; |
| the dates at which dividends, if any, will be payable; |
| the redemption or repurchase rights and price or prices, if any, for shares of the series; |
| the terms and amounts of any sinking fund provided for the purchase or redemption of shares of the series; |
| the amounts payable on shares of the series in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the affairs of our company; |
| whether the shares of the series will be convertible into shares of any other class or series, or any other security, of our company or any other entity, and, if so, the specification of the other class or series or other security, the conversion price or prices or rate or rates, any rate adjustments, the date or dates as of which the shares will be convertible and all other terms and conditions upon which the conversion may be made; |
| restrictions on the issuance of shares of the same series or of any other class or series; and |
| the voting rights, if any, of the holders of the series. |
We could issue a series of preferred stock that could, depending on the terms of the series, impede or discourage an acquisition attempt or other transaction that some, or a majority, of the holders of our common stock might believe to be in their best interests or in which the holders of our common stock might receive a premium over the market price of the common stock. Additionally, the issuance of preferred stock may adversely affect the rights of holders of our common stock by restricting dividends on the common stock, diluting the voting power of the common stock or subordinating the liquidation rights of the common stock. As a result of these or other factors, the issuance of preferred stock could have an adverse effect on the market price of our common stock.
Dividends
The DGCL permits a corporation to declare and pay dividends out of surplus or, if there is no surplus, out of its net profits for the fiscal year in which the dividend is declared and/or the preceding fiscal year. Surplus is defined as the excess of the net assets of the corporation over the amount determined to be the capital of the corporation by its board of directors. The capital of the corporation is typically calculated to be (and cannot be less than) the aggregate par value of all issued shares of capital stock. Net assets equals the fair value of the total assets minus total liabilities. The DGCL also provides that dividends may not be paid out of net profits if, after the payment of the dividend, remaining capital would be less than the capital represented by the outstanding stock of all classes having a preference upon the distribution of assets. Declaration and payment of any dividend will be subject to the discretion of our board of directors.
Stockholder Meetings
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide that annual stockholder meetings will be held at a date, time and place, if any, as exclusively selected by our board of directors. Our amended and restated bylaws provide that special meetings of the stockholders may be called only by or at the direction of the board of directors, the chairman of our board or our chief executive officer, upon the request of holders of not less than a majority of the total voting power of all the then outstanding shares of our capital stock, or, for so long as Blackstone and its affiliates continue to beneficially own at least 40 percent of the total voting power of all the then outstanding shares of our stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, Blackstone. For so long as Blackstone and its affiliates continue to beneficially own at least 40 percent of the total voting power of all the then outstanding shares of stock of our company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, Blackstones consent is required for any amendment to this provision of our amended and restated bylaws. Upon
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the consummation of the Sale, we will amend and restate our charter to remove all provisions referencing Blackstones ownership of at least 40 percent of the total voting power of the then outstanding shares of our stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors because Blackstone will then own less than 40 percent of such shares of our stock. This amended and restated charter will have been approved prior to the spin-off by the board of directors of Park Parent and its sole stockholder, and following the spin-off, no further board, stockholder or other corporate action will be required to approve the amended and restated charter to be adopted in connection with the Sale.
To the extent permitted under applicable law, we may conduct meetings by remote communications, including by webcast.
Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer
In order for us to qualify as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes, our stock must be beneficially owned by 100 or more persons during at least 335 days of a taxable year of 12 months (other than the first taxable year for which an election to be a REIT has been made) or during a proportionate part of a shorter taxable year. Also, not more than 50% of the value of the outstanding shares of our stock may be owned, directly, indirectly or through attribution, by five or fewer individuals (as defined in the Code to include certain entities such as qualified pension plans) during the last half of a taxable year (other than the first taxable year for which an election to be a REIT has been made). In addition, if we or one or more owners of 10% or more of our stock actually or constructively own 10% or more of a tenant of ours or a tenant of any partnership in which we are a partner, the rent received by us either directly or through any such partnership from such tenant generally will not be qualifying income for purposes of the REIT gross income tests of the Code unless the tenant qualifies as a TRS, and the leased property is a qualified lodging facility operated by an eligible independent contractor under the Code.
An eligible independent contractor means, with respect to any qualified lodging facility, any independent contractor if, at the time such contractor enters into a management agreement to operate such qualified lodging facility, such contractor is actively engaged in the trade or business of operating qualified lodging facilities for any person who is not a related person with respect to us or our TRS lessees. An independent contractor means any person (i) who does not own, directly or indirectly, more than 35% of shares of our stock and (ii) if such person is a corporation, not more than 35% of the total combined voting power of whose stock (or 35% of the total shares of all classes of whose stock) or, if such person is not a corporation, not more than 35% of the interest in whose assets or net profits is owned, directly or indirectly, by one or more persons owning 35% or more of the shares of our stock, in each case, taking into account certain attribution rules. Since our stock will be regularly traded on an established securities market, only persons who own, directly or indirectly, more than 5% of the shares of our stock are taken into account as owning any of our shares for purposes of applying the 35% limitation in clause (ii) of the preceding sentence (but all of our outstanding shares are considered outstanding to compute the denominator for purpose of determining the applicable percentage of ownership).
To assist us in complying with the limitations on the concentration of ownership of our stock imposed by the Code, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation contains restrictions on the ownership and transfer of our stock. Subject to the exceptions described below, no person or entity (other than a person or entity that has been granted an exemption) may directly or indirectly, beneficially own, or be deemed to own by virtue of the applicable constructive ownership provisions of the Code, more than 4.9%, in value or by number of shares, whichever is more restrictive, of our outstanding common stock, or more than 4.9%, in value or by number of shares, whichever is more restrictive, of any outstanding class or series of our preferred stock. We refer to these restrictions, collectively, as the ownership limit. However, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation permits (but does not require) exemptions to the ownership limit to be made for stockholders provided that our board of directors determines that such exemptions will not jeopardize our qualification as a REIT. Our board of directors has granted exemptions from the ownership limit to certain entities affiliated with
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Blackstone and to HNA. See Certain Relationships and Related Party TransactionsBlackstone Waiver Letter Agreement and HNA Waiver Letter Agreement.
The constructive ownership rules under the Code are complex and may cause stock owned actually or constructively by a group of related individuals and/or entities to be owned constructively by one individual or entity. As a result, the acquisition of less than 4.9% of our outstanding common stock or 4.9% of any class or series of our preferred stock, or the acquisition of an interest in an entity that owns our stock, could, nevertheless, cause the acquiror or another individual or entity to own our stock in excess of the ownership limit.
Our board of directors may, upon receipt of certain representations and agreements and in its sole discretion, prospectively or retroactively, waive the ownership limit and may establish or increase a different limit on ownership, or excepted holder limit, for a particular stockholder if the stockholders ownership in excess of the ownership limit would not result in our being closely held under Section 856(h) of the Code (without regard to whether the ownership interest is held during the last half of a taxable year) or otherwise failing to qualify as a REIT (including, but not limited to, as a result of any eligible independent contractor that operates a qualified lodging facility (as such terms are defined in Section 856(d)(9)(A) and Section 856(d)(9)(D) of the Code, respectively) on behalf of our TRS lessees failing to qualify as such). As a condition of granting a waiver of the ownership limit or creating an excepted holder limit, our board of directors may, but is not required to, require an opinion of counsel or IRS ruling satisfactory to our board of directors as it may deem necessary or advisable to determine or ensure our status as a REIT and may impose such other conditions or restrictions as it deems appropriate.
In connection with granting a waiver of the ownership limit or creating or modifying an excepted holder limit, or at any other time, our board of directors may increase or decrease the ownership limit unless, after giving effect to any increased or decreased ownership limit, five or fewer persons could beneficially own, in the aggregate, more than 49.9% in value of the shares of our stock then outstanding or we would otherwise fail to qualify as a REIT (including, but not limited to, as a result of any eligible independent contractor that operates a qualified lodging facility (as such terms are defined in Section 856(d)(9)(A) and Section 856(d)(9)(D) of the Code, respectively) on behalf of our TRS lessees failing to qualify as such). A decreased ownership limit will not apply to any person or entity whose percentage of ownership of our stock is in excess of the decreased ownership limit until the person or entitys ownership of our stock equals or falls below the decreased ownership limit, but any further acquisition of our stock will be subject to the decreased ownership limit.
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation also prohibits:
| any person from beneficially or constructively owning shares of our stock that would result in our being closely held under Section 856(h) of the Code (without regard to whether the ownership interest is held during the last half of a taxable year) or otherwise cause us to fail to qualify as a REIT; |
| any person from beneficially or constructively owning shares of our stock that would cause any hotel manager, including Hilton Parent, to fail to qualify as an eligible independent contractor that operates a qualified lodging facility (as such terms are defined in Section 856(d)(9)(A) and Section 856(d)(9)(D) of the Code, respectively) on behalf of our TRS lessees; |
| any person from transferring shares of our stock if the transfer would result in shares of our stock being beneficially owned by fewer than 100 persons; and |
| any person from beneficially owning shares of our stock to the extent such ownership would result in our failing to qualify as a domestically controlled qualified investment entity within the meaning of Section 897(h) of the Code. |
Any person who acquires or attempts or intends to acquire beneficial or constructive ownership of shares of our stock that will or may violate the ownership limit or any of the other restrictions on ownership and transfer of our stock, and any person who is the intended transferee of shares of our stock that are transferred to a trust for the benefit of one or more charitable beneficiaries described below, must give immediate written notice to us of such
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an event or, in the case of a proposed or attempted transfer, give at least 15 days prior written notice to us and must provide us with such other information as we may request to determine the effect of the transfer on our status as a REIT. The provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation relating to the restrictions on ownership and transfer of our stock will not apply if our board of directors determines that it is no longer in our best interests to attempt to qualify, or to continue to qualify, as a REIT, or that compliance is no longer required in order for us to qualify as a REIT.
Any attempted transfer of our stock that, if effective, would result in our stock being beneficially owned by fewer than 100 persons will be null and void. Any attempted transfer of our stock that, if effective, would result in (i) a violation of the ownership limit (or other exempted holder limit established by our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or our board of directors), (ii) our being closely held under Section 856(h) of the Code (without regard to whether the ownership interest is held during the last half of a taxable year) or our otherwise failing to qualify as a REIT, (iii) any hotel manager, including Hilton Parent, failing to qualify as an eligible independent contractor that operates a qualified lodging facility (as such terms are defined in Section 856(d)(9)(A) and Section 856(d)(9)(D) of the Code, respectively) on behalf of our TRS lessees, or (iv) our failing to qualify as a domestically controlled qualified investment entity within the meaning of Section 897(h) of the Code will cause the number of shares causing the violation (rounded up to the nearest whole share) to be transferred automatically to a trust for the exclusive benefit of one or more charitable beneficiaries, and the proposed transferee will not acquire any rights in the shares. The automatic transfer will be effective as of the close of business on the business day before the date of the attempted transfer or other event that resulted in a transfer to the trust. If the transfer to the trust as described above is not automatically effective, for any reason, to prevent a violation of the applicable restrictions on ownership and transfer of our stock, then the attempted transfer that, if effective, would have resulted in (i) a violation of the ownership limit (or other limit established by our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or our board of directors), (ii) our being closely held under Section 856(h) of the Code (without regard to whether the ownership interest is held during the last half of a taxable year) or our otherwise failing to qualify as a REIT, (iii) any hotel manager, including Hilton Parent, failing to qualify as an eligible independent contractor that operates a qualified lodging facility (as such terms are defined in Section 856(d)(9)(A) and Section 856(d)(9)(D) of the Code, respectively) on behalf of our TRS lessees, or (iv) our failing to qualify as a domestically controlled qualified investment entity, will be null and void.
Shares of our stock held in the trust will be issued and outstanding shares. The proposed transferee will not benefit economically from ownership of any shares of our stock held in the trust and will have no rights to dividends and no rights to vote or other rights attributable to the shares of our stock held in the trust. The trustee of the trust will exercise all voting rights and receive all dividends and other distributions with respect to shares held in the trust for the exclusive benefit of the charitable beneficiary of the trust. Any dividend or other distribution paid before we discover that the shares have been transferred to a trust as described above must be repaid by the recipient to the trustee upon demand. Subject to Delaware law, effective as of the date that the shares have been transferred to the trust, the trustee will have the authority to rescind as void any vote cast by a proposed transferee before our discovery that the shares have been transferred to the trust and to recast the vote in the sole discretion of the trustee. However, if we have already taken irreversible corporate action, then the trustee may not rescind or recast the vote.
Within 20 days of receiving notice from us of a transfer of shares to the trust, the trustee must sell the shares to a person that would be permitted to own the shares without violating the ownership limit or the other restrictions on ownership and transfer of our stock in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation. After the sale of the shares, the interest of the charitable beneficiary in the shares transferred to the trust will terminate and the trustee must distribute to the proposed transferee an amount equal to the lesser of:
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the price paid by the proposed transferee for the shares or, if the event that resulted in the transfer to the trust did not involve a purchase of such shares at market price, which generally will be the last sales |
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price reported on the New York Stock Exchange, the market price on the last trading day before the day of the event that resulted in the transfer of such shares to the trust; and |
| the sales proceeds (net of commissions and other expenses of sale) received by the trust for the shares. |
The trustee must distribute any remaining funds held by the trust with respect to the shares to the charitable beneficiary. If the shares are sold by the proposed transferee before we discover that they have been transferred to the trust, the shares will be deemed to have been sold on behalf of the trust and the proposed transferee must pay to the trustee, upon demand, the amount, if any, that the proposed transferee received in excess of the amount that the proposed transferee would have received had the shares been sold by the trustee.
Shares of our stock held in the trust will be deemed to be offered for sale to us, or our designee, at a price per share equal to the lesser of:
| the price per share in the transaction that resulted in the transfer to the trust or, if the event that resulted in the transfer to the trust did not involve a purchase of such shares at market price, the market price on the last trading day before the day of the event that resulted in the transfer of such shares to the trust; and |
| the market price on the date we accept, or our designee accepts, such offer. |
We may accept the offer until the trustee has otherwise sold the shares of our stock held in the trust. Upon a sale to us, the interest of the charitable beneficiary in the shares sold will terminate and the trustee must distribute the net proceeds of the sale to the proposed transferee and distribute any dividends or other distributions held by the trustee with respect to the shares to the charitable beneficiary.
Every owner of 5% or more (or such lower percentage as required by the Code or the regulations promulgated thereunder) of our stock, within 30 days after the end of each taxable year, must give us written notice stating the persons name and address, the number of shares of each class and series of our stock that the person beneficially owns and a description of the manner in which the shares are held. Each such owner also must provide us with any additional information that we request to determine the effect, if any, of the persons beneficial ownership on our status as a REIT and to ensure compliance with the ownership limit. In addition, any person or entity that is a beneficial owner or constructive owner of shares of our stock and any person or entity (including the stockholder of record) who is holding shares of our stock for a beneficial owner or constructive owner must, on request, disclose to us in writing such information as we may request to determine our status as a REIT or to comply, or determine our compliance, with the requirements of any governmental or taxing authority.
If our board of directors authorizes any of our shares to be represented by certificates, the certificates will bear a legend referring to the restrictions described above.
These restrictions on ownership and transfer of our stock could delay, defer or prevent a transaction or a change of control of us that might involve a premium price for our common stock or otherwise be in the best interests of our stockholders.
REIT Qualification
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that our board of directors may revoke or otherwise terminate our REIT election, without approval of our stockholders, if we determine that it is no longer in our best interests to attempt to qualify, or to continue to qualify, as a REIT.
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Anti-Takeover Effects of Our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws and Certain Provisions of Delaware Law
Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer
The restrictions on ownership and transfer of our stock discussed under the caption Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer prevent any person from acquiring more than 4.9% (in value or by number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of our outstanding common stock or more than 4.9% (in value or by number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of any outstanding class or series of our preferred stock without the approval of our board of directors. These provisions may delay, defer or prevent a change in control of us.
Undesignated Preferred Stock
The ability to authorize undesignated preferred stock will make it possible for our board of directors to issue preferred stock with super-majority voting, special approval, dividend or other rights or preferences that could impede the success of any attempt to acquire us or otherwise effect a change in control of us. These and other provisions may have the effect of deferring, delaying or discouraging hostile takeovers, or changes in control or management of our company.
We do not have a stockholder rights plan or any series of preferred stock designated in connection with such a plan, and if our board of directors were ever to adopt a stockholder rights plan in the future without prior stockholder approval, our board of directors would either submit the plan to stockholders for ratification or cause the rights plan to expire within one year.
Requirements for Advance Notification of Stockholder Meetings, Nominations and Proposals
Our amended and restated bylaws establish advance notice procedures with respect to stockholder proposals and the nomination of candidates for election as directors, other than nominations made by or at the direction of the board of directors or a committee of the board of directors. For any matter to be properly brought before a meeting, a stockholder will have to comply with advance notice requirements and provide us with certain information specified by our bylaws about the stockholder, its affiliates and any proposed business or nominee for election as a director, including information about the economic interest of the stockholder, its affiliates and any proposed nominee in us. Additionally, vacancies and newly created directorships may be filled only by a vote of a majority of the directors then in office, even though less than a quorum, and not by the stockholders. Our amended and restated bylaws provide for certain procedures with respect to the resignation of any director who does not receive a majority of the votes cast in an uncontested election. Our amended and restated bylaws allow the presiding officer at a meeting of the stockholders to adopt rules and regulations for the conduct of meetings which may have the effect of precluding the conduct of certain business at a meeting if the rules and regulations are not followed. These provisions may also defer, delay or discourage a potential acquirer from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect the acquirers own slate of directors or otherwise attempting to influence or obtain control of our company.
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that the board of directors is expressly authorized to make, alter or repeal our bylaws and that our stockholders may only amend our bylaws with the approval of 80 percent or more of all of the outstanding shares of our capital stock entitled to vote.
No Cumulative Voting
The DGCL provides that stockholders are not entitled to the right to cumulate votes in the election of directors unless our certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation does not provide for cumulative voting.
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Stockholder Action by Written Consent
Pursuant to Section 228 of the DGCL, any action required to be taken at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is or are signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares of our stock entitled to vote thereon were present and voted, unless the companys certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that from and after the date on which Blackstone and its affiliates cease to beneficially own at least 40 percent of the total voting power of all the then outstanding shares of our stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, any action required or permitted to be taken by our stockholders may not be effected by consent in writing by stockholders unless such action is recommended by all directors then in office. For so long as Blackstone and its affiliates continue to beneficially own at least 40 percent of the total voting power of all the then outstanding shares of our company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, Blackstones consent is required for any amendment to this provision of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation. Upon the consummation of the Sale, we will amend and restate our charter to remove all provisions referencing Blackstones ownership of at least 40 percent of the total voting power of the then outstanding shares of our stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors because Blackstone will then own less than 40 percent of such shares of our stock. This amended and restated charter will have been approved prior to the spin-off by the board of directors of Park Parent and its sole stockholder, and following the spin-off, no further board, stockholder or other corporate action will be required to approve the amended and restated charter to be adopted in connection with the Sale.
Delaware Anti-Takeover Statute
We have opted out of Section 203 of the DGCL. Section 203 provides that, subject to certain exceptions specified in the law, a publicly held Delaware corporation shall not engage in certain business combinations with any interested stockholder for a three-year period after the date of the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder. These provisions generally prohibit or delay the accomplishment of mergers, assets or stock sales or other takeover or change-in-control attempts that are not approved by a companys board of directors.
However, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide that in the event Blackstone and its affiliates (or, following the Sale, either Blackstone and its affiliates or HNA) cease to beneficially own at least 5 percent of the then outstanding shares of our common stock, we will automatically become subject to Section 203 of the DGCL. In general, Section 203 prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging, under certain circumstances, in a business combination with an interested stockholder for a period of three years following the date the person became an interested stockholder unless:
| prior to the date of the transaction, the board of directors of the corporation approved either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder; |
| upon completion of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the stockholder owned at least 85 percent of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the number of shares outstanding (1) shares owned by persons who are directors and also officers and (2) shares owned by employee stock plans in which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or |
| on or subsequent to the date of the transaction, the business combination is approved by the board and authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3 percent of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the interested stockholder. |
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Generally, a business combination includes a merger, asset or stock sale, or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. An interested stockholder is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns or, within three years prior to the determination of interested stockholder status, did own 15 percent or more of a corporations outstanding voting stock.
Under certain circumstances, Section 203 makes it more difficult for a person who would be an interested stockholder to effect various business combinations with a corporation for a three-year period. Accordingly, Section 203 could have an anti-takeover effect with respect to certain transactions our board of directors does not approve in advance. The provisions of Section 203 may encourage companies interested in acquiring our company to negotiate in advance with our board of directors because the stockholder approval requirement would be avoided if our board of directors approves either the business combination or the transaction that results in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder. However, Section 203 also could discourage attempts that might result in a premium over the market price for the shares of common stock held by stockholders. These provisions also may make it more difficult to accomplish transactions that stockholders may otherwise deem to be in their best interests.
Dissenters Rights of Appraisal and Payment
Under the DGCL, with certain exceptions, our stockholders will have appraisal rights in connection with a merger or consolidation of our company. Pursuant to the DGCL, stockholders who properly request and perfect appraisal rights in connection with such merger or consolidation will have the right to receive payment of the fair value of their shares as determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery.
Stockholders Derivative Actions
Under the DGCL, any of our stockholders may bring an action in our name to procure a judgment in our favor, also known as a derivative action, provided that the stockholder bringing the action is a holder of our shares at the time of the transaction to which the action relates or such stockholders stock thereafter devolved by operation of law.
Exclusive Forum
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that unless we consent to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for any (i) derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of our company, (ii) action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of our company to our company or our companys stockholders, (iii) action asserting a claim against our company or any director or officer of our company arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or our amended and restated bylaws or (iv) action asserting a claim against our company or any director or officer of our company governed by the internal affairs doctrine, in each such case subject to said Court of Chancery having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants therein. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of capital stock of our company shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the forum provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation.
Conflicts of Interest
Delaware law permits corporations to adopt provisions renouncing any interest or expectancy in certain opportunities that are presented to the corporation or its officers, directors or stockholders. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, to the maximum extent permitted from time to time by Delaware law, renounces any interest or expectancy that we have in, or right to be offered an opportunity to participate in, specified business opportunities that are from time to time presented to our officers, directors or stockholders or their respective affiliates, other than those officers, directors, stockholders or affiliates who are our or our
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subsidiaries employees. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, none of Blackstone or any of its affiliates or any director who is not employed by us (including any non-employee director who serves as one of our officers in both his director and officer capacities) or his or her affiliates will have any duty to refrain from (i) engaging in a corporate opportunity in the same or similar lines of business in which we or our affiliates now engage or propose to engage or (ii) otherwise competing with us or our affiliates. In addition, to the fullest extent permitted by law, in the event that Blackstone or any non-employee director acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or other business opportunity which may be a corporate opportunity for itself, himself or herself or its, his or her affiliates or for us or our affiliates, such person will have no duty to communicate or offer such transaction or business opportunity to us or any of our affiliates and they may take any such opportunity for themselves or offer it to another person or entity. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation does not renounce our interest in any business opportunity that is expressly offered to a non-employee director solely in his or her capacity as a director or officer of our company. To the fullest extent permitted by law, no business opportunity will be deemed to be a potential corporate opportunity for us unless we would be permitted to undertake the opportunity under our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, we have sufficient financial resources to undertake the opportunity and the opportunity would be in line with our business. Upon the consummation of the Sale, we will amend and restate our charter to contain a similar provision with respect to HNA. This amended and restated charter will have been approved prior to the spin-off by the board of directors of Park Parent and its sole stockholder, and following the spin-off, no further board, stockholder or other corporate action will be required to approve the amended and restated charter to be adopted in connection with the Sale.
Limitations on Liability and Indemnification of Officers and Directors
The DGCL authorizes corporations to limit or eliminate the personal liability of directors to corporations and their stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of directors fiduciary duties, subject to certain exceptions. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation includes a provision that eliminates the personal liability of directors for monetary damages to the corporation or its stockholders for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the DGCL. The effect of these provisions is to eliminate the rights of us and our stockholders, through stockholders derivative suits on our behalf, to recover monetary damages from a director for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, including breaches resulting from grossly negligent behavior. However, exculpation does not apply to any director if the director has acted in bad faith, knowingly or intentionally violated the law, authorized illegal dividends or redemptions or derived an improper benefit from his or her actions as a director.
Our amended and restated bylaws provide that we must indemnify and advance expenses to our directors and officers to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL. We also are expressly authorized to carry directors and officers liability insurance providing indemnification for our directors, officers and certain employees for some liabilities. We believe that these indemnification and advancement provisions and insurance are useful to attract and retain qualified directors and executive officers.
The limitation of liability, indemnification and advancement provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. These provisions also may have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit us and our stockholders.
There is currently no pending material litigation or proceeding involving any of our directors, officers or employees for which indemnification is sought.
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Indemnification Agreements
We intend to enter into an indemnification agreement with each of our directors and executive officers as described in Certain Relationships and Related Person TransactionsIndemnification Agreements. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors or executive officers, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy and is therefore unenforceable.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
We intend for the transfer agent and registrar for our common stock to be Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Listing
Following the spin-off, we expect to have our common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PK.
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Exhibit 99.2
Hilton Completes Spin-off of Park Hotels & Resorts and Hilton Grand Vacations
Park Hotels & Resorts and Hilton Grand Vacations to begin regular way trading on the New York Stock Exchange
MCLEAN, Va. and ORLANDO, Fl. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HLT) (Hilton) today announced the completion of the spin-offs of Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. (Park) and Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. (HGV), resulting in three independent, publicly traded companies.
Park and HGV will begin regular way trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) today, January 4, 2017, under the ticker symbols PK and HGV, respectively. Hilton also effected a previously-announced 1-for-3 reverse stock split, and will continue to trade on the NYSE under the ticker symbol HLT.
Hilton will continue to be led by Christopher J. Nassetta, president and chief executive officer (CEO). Kevin J. Jacobs will continue to serve as Hiltons executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) and Michael W. Duffy will continue to serve as Hiltons senior vice president and chief accounting officer. Its portfolio of 13 distinct brands leads the industry in market share premiums, resulting in leading rates of organic net unit growth with very low capital requirements.
Park, headquartered in McLean, Virginia, is led by Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr., chairman, president & CEO. Sean M. DellOrto serves as Parks executive vice president and CFO and Treasurer, and Darren W. Robb serves as Parks senior vice president and chief accounting officer. Park is now one of the largest lodging real estate investment trusts (REIT), with 67 premium-branded hotels and resorts with more than 35,000 rooms located in prime U.S. locations and international markets with high barriers to entry.
HGV, headquartered in Orlando, Florida, is led by Mark Wang, president & CEO. James E. Mikolaichik serves as HGVs executive vice president and CFO and Allen Klingsick serves as senior vice president and chief accounting officer. HGV is a timeshare company that markets and sells vacation ownership intervals, and manages resorts in top leisure and urban destinations. HGVs 46 resorts are located in premier markets, including the Hawaiian Islands, New York City, Orlando and Las Vegas.
These spin-offs are an important milestone in Hiltons continued evolution as the worlds most hospitable company, said Christopher J. Nassetta, president and CEO, Hilton. The new Hilton is a fee-based, capital efficient, and resilient business with tremendous growth potential around the world. We believe this will result in opportunities for our team members and meaningful returns for our hotel owners and shareholders.
Todays transaction positions Park Hotels & Resorts as the second largest lodging REIT and a key player in the market, said Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr., chairman, president & CEO, Park Hotels & Resorts. We believe our size, scale, and high-quality portfolio will enable us to capitalize on meaningful growth opportunities.
Hilton Grand Vacations is a premier operator and rapidly growing company in the timeshare industry, said Mark Wang, president & CEO, Hilton Grand Vacations. We are focused on adding value for our members, continued net owner growth, and delivering a strong return on our capital efficient business.
The companies were provided financial advice by Deutsche Bank Securities, Goldman Sachs & Co. and BofA Merrill Lynch, legal advice by Simpson Thacher, Hogan Lovells and Womble Carlyle, and tax advice by Ernst & Young and KPMG.
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Forward-Looking Statements
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About Hilton
Hilton (NYSE: HLT) is a leading global hospitality company, comprising more than 4,800 managed, franchised, owned and leased hotels and timeshare properties with nearly 789,000 rooms in 104 countries and territories. For 97 years, Hilton has been dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences. The companys portfolio of 13 world-class global brands includes Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Canopy by Hilton, CurioA Collection by Hilton, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton, Tru by Hilton, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations. The company also manages an award-winning customer loyalty program, Hilton HHonors ® . Hilton HHonors members who book directly through preferred Hilton channels have access to benefits including an exclusive member discount, free standard Wi-Fi, as well as digital amenities that are available exclusively through the industry-leading Hilton HHonors app, where Hilton HHonors
members can check-in, choose their room, and access their room using a Digital Key. Visit news.hiltonworldwide.com for more information and connect with Hilton on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, LinkedIn and Instagram.
About Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.
Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE: PK) is one of the largest publicly traded lodging real estate investment trusts with a diverse portfolio of market-leading hotels and resorts with significant underlying real estate value. The Companys portfolio currently consists of 67 premium-branded hotels and resorts with over 35,000 rooms located in prime U.S. and international markets with high barriers to entry. For additional information, please visit the Companys website at www.pkhotelsandresorts.com .
About Hilton Grand Vacations Inc.
Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. (NYSE:HGV) is recognized as a leading global timeshare company. With headquarters in Orlando, Fla., Hilton Grand Vacations develops, markets and operates a system of brand-name, high-quality vacation ownership resorts in select vacation destinations. The company also manages and operates two innovative club membership programs: Hilton Grand Vacations Club ® and The Hilton Club ® , providing exclusive exchange, leisure travel and reservation services for more than 260,000 Club Members. For more information, visit www.hgv.com and www.hiltongrandvacations.com .
Hilton Contacts:
Christian Charnaux
Investor Contact
1-703-883-5205
christian.charnaux@hilton.com
Nigel Glennie
Media Contact
1-415-298-4424
nigel.glennie@hilton.com
Park Hotels & Resorts Contact:
Ian Weissman
Investor Contact
1-703-584-7441
iweissman@pkhotelsandresorts.com
Hilton Grand Vacations Contact:
Robert LaFleur
Investor Contact
1-407-722-3327
rlafleur@hgvc.com
Erin Pagán
Media Contact
1-407-722-3771
epagan@hgvc.com